REVISION OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PLAN 2010-2020

THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PLAN 2015 – 2020

December, 2014.

REVISION OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PLAN 2010-2020

THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PLAN 2015 – 2020

The Municipality of Ruma

Contents

Summary of tables...... 5 Summary of graphs...... 9

Ruma Municipality - Community Profile

Preface ...... 11 1. Introduction...... 12 2. Basic characteristics...... 13 2.1 Geographical position (location) ...... 13 2.2 General information...... 14 2.3 Climate...... 17 2.4 Local self-government (administration) ...... 19 2.5 History, tradition and cultural heritage ...... 22 3. Natural resources...... 26 4. Human resources...... 28 4.1 Population (population size and growth rate) …...... 28 4.2. Population structure by settlement type...... 29 4.3 Vital Statistics ...... 29 4.4. Population by marital status ...... 30 4.5. Age structure of the population ...... 31 4.6 Gender structure of the population...... 36 4.7. Ethnic structure of the population ...... 37 4.8. Population structure by religion ...... 38 4.9. Population structure by mother tongue ...... 38 4.10 Population structure by activity ...... 39 4.11 Educational structure of the population...... 43 4.12 Families and households ...... 46 4.13 Human migration ...... 47 5. Housing resources ...... 50 5.1 Housing statistics ...... 50 5.2 Housing construction ...... 56 5.3 Market prices ...... 57 6. Economy ...... 59 6.1 Economic structure ...... 59 6.2 Public finance...... 70 6.3 Public enterprises and institutions...... 71 6.4 Financial institutions ...... 82 6.5 Investments ...... 83 6.6 Industrial zones and industrial parks ………...... 84 7. Labour force...... 85 7.1 Number and structure of the labour force...... 85 7.2 Employment by sectors ...... 86 7.3 Average income ...... 87 7.4 Income by sector ...... 88 7.5Employment ...... 89

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7.6 Unemployment ...... 90 8. Public resources...... 91 8.1 Traffic infrastructure ...... 91 8.2 Utility infrastructure ...... 92 8.3 Health care and social security ...... 97 8.4 Education...... 102 9. Environmental resources ...... 106 9.1 Air quality ...... 106 9.2 Soil quality ...... 106 9.3 Water quality ...... 106 9.4 Solid waste management ...... 106 10. Tourism resources ...... 107 10.1 Number of visitors ...... 108 10.2 Accommodation capacity...... 109 11. Quality of life ...... 111 11.1 Public facilities and recreational program ...... 111 11.2 Churches and temples...... 114 11.3 Local community centers ...... 117 11.4 Cultural activities ...... 123 11.5 Youth ...... 124 11.6 Civil sector ...... 124 11.6 Entertainment and services...... 125 12. Strategic documents in relation to local economic development ...... 126

Ruma Municipality – Sustainable Development Stategy Plan of the Municipality of Ruma 2015 - 2020

1. Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………129 2. Strategic Objective 1 – Economic Development………………………………………………………………………….…….136 3. Strategic Objective 2 – Protection of Environment ……………………………………………………………………..……148 4. Strategic Objective 3 – Social Development…………………………………………………………………………………..….162 5. Strategic Objective 4 – Improvement of Local Self-Government………………………………………………..……..181

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SUMMARY OF TABLES

Table 1. Basic information about the municipality and the district (area and population), 2011 12

Table 2. General information about settlements and cadastral municipalities, 2007 14

Table 3. General information about settlements and cadastral municipalities, 2011 15

Table 4. List of settlements and related cadastral municipalities, 2009 16

Table 5. List of local communities, 2011 16

Table 6. Climate indicators 18

Table 7. Structure of representatives in the City Council of Ruma, 2014 21

Table 8. Land structure, 2009 26

Table 9. Comparative analysis of the population-based data, the 2011 Census 28

Table 10. Population structure by settlement types, the 2011 Census 29

Table 11. Vital statistics, 2011 29

Table 12. Structure of the female population aged 15 years and over by the number of 30 children they have, 2011

Table 13. Population structure aged 15 years and over by marital status, 2011 30

Table 14. Population structure by age and gender, 2011 31

Table 15. Population structure by basic categories, 2011 33

Table 16. Average age of the population, 2011 35

Table 17. Gender structure of the population, 2011 36

Table 18. Population structure by ethnic origin or nationality, 2011 37

Table 19. Population structure by religion, 2011 38

Table 20. Population structure by mother tongue, 2011 39

Table 21 Population structure by activity and gender, 2011 39

Table 22. Structure of the economically active population that perform a working activity by 42 profession, 2011

Table 23. Structure of the economically active population that has an occupation by the field 43 of work, 2011

Table 24. Structure of the population aged 15 years and over by education level, 2011 44

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Table 25. Illiterate population by age, 2011 45

Table 26. Family structure by the number of children, 2011 46

Table 27. Household structure by the number of members, 2011 46

Table 28. Number of immigrants by time period and gender, 2011 47

Table 29. Structure of immigrants by the area they migrated from, 2011 48

Table 30. Daily migrations by the type of migrants, 2011 49

Table 31. Comparative summary of the population density by censuses of 1991, 2002, 2011 50

Table 32. Apartments by property and the right according to which the household uses the 50 apartment in an area, 2011

Table 33. Occupied apartments by the basis on which the household uses the apartment, 51 2011

Table 34. Apartments for permanent residence by number and size, 2011 52

Table 35. Number and size of a housing unit by type, area, 2011 52

Table 36. Apartments by the number of households in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 53

Table 37. Structure of the occupied apartments by the number of persons, 2011 53

Table 38. Structure of the occupied apartments by the number of rooms and per area, 2011 54

Table 39. Number of apartments by appliances and installation and the right of use in the 54 municipality of Ruma, 2011

Table 40. Occupied apartments by the type of heating and energy for heating, 2011 55

Table 41. Housing construction, 2011 56

Table 42. Number and size of the apartments constructed in 2011/2012/2013 56

Table 43. Average price per square meter by zones in the municipality of Ruma, 2014 (in RSD) 57

Table 44. Estimated cost of construction, August 2014 57

Table 45. Prices of new apartments, the first half of 2014 58

Table 46. Structure of the economically active population that performs a working activity by 60 occupation, 2011

Table 47. Hired labor force in rural estates in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 64

Table 48. Number and size of farms by the type of production, 2011 64

Table 49. Farms and livestock by the type of production in the municipality of Ruma , 2011 67

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Table 50. Revenue structure of the municipal budget, 2013 70

Table 51. Expenditure structure of the municipal budget, 2013 71

Table 52. Banks that operate in the municipality of Ruma, 2014 82

Table 53 . Insurance companies in the municipality of Ruma, 2014 82

Table 54. Investments in the private sector, the municipality of Ruma ,2014 83

Table 55. Location for investors the municipality of Ruma, 2014 84

Table 56.Number and structure of the employees the municipality of Ruma, 2011 85

Table 57. Structure and number of employees in enterprises, institutions, cooperatives and 86 organizations, by sectors, 2011

Table 58.Comparative summary of the average net salary per employee by years, 2011 87

Table 59. Comparative summary of the gross salary per employee by year, 2014 88

Table 60. Structure of the unemployed and job seekers by gender, December, 2011 90

Table 61. Road length, 2014 91

Table 62. Turnover of goods and passengers in rail transport, 2005 92

Table 63: Dates of the inclusion of wells in regular use, 2014 93

Table 64. Years of putting the wells in regular use, their capacity and the number of the 93 cadastral plot, 2014.

Table 65: Investment in social security, 2014 99

Table 66. Doctors, dentists and pharmacists employed in the Health Center Ruma, 2014 99

Table 67. Welfare beneficiaries - minors, 2013 100

Table 68. Total number of children entitled to the financial assistance 100

Table 69. Total number of beneficiaries registered with the Social Welfare Center in the valid 101 records in 2013, by gender and age

Table 70. Total number of adult beneficiaries with the Social Welfare Center in the valid 101 records in 2013, by gender and age

Table 71. Number of adult beneficiaries of the Social Welfare Center by user groups, 2013 102

Table 72. Capacities of the educational institutions, 2013 103

Table 73. Number and structure of the basic educational institutions, 2013 104

Table 74. Number and structure of secondary school institutions, 2013 105

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Table 75. Planned funds for education in the budget of the municipality of Ruma, 2014 105

Table 76. Number and structure of tourists and overnight stays, 2013 108

Table 77. Accommodation capacity, 2013 109

Table 78. Number of cinemas, cinema seats, screens and visitors, 2011 125

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SUMMARY OF GRAPHS

Graph 1. Land area in km2 12

Graph 2. Population in the municipalities of the Srem district, 2011 14

Graph 3. Daily average temperature during each month of the year (ºC), Ruma 18

Graph 4. Structure of representatives in the City Council of Ruma, 2014 21

Graph 5. Land structure in the municipality of Ruma, 2007 26

Graph 6. Agricultural land in the municipalities of the Srem district (ha), 2007 27

Graph 7. Forest area in the municipalities of the Srem district (ha), 2007 27

Graph 8. Population size in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 28

Graph 9. Population structure by settlement types in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 29

Graph 10. Population structure by basic categories in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 34

Graph 11. Working-age population (15-64) in the municipalities in the Srem district, 2011 34

Graph 12. Working-age population (15-64) in the municipalities of the Srem district, 2011 35

Graph 13. Average age of the population (years) 2011 35

Graph 14. Average age of the population in municipalities, 2011 36

Graph 15. Gender structure of the population in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 37

Graph 16. Economically active population in the municipalities of the Srem district, 2011 41

Graph 17. Percentage of the economically active population in the total population in the 41 municipalities of the Srem district, 2011

Graph 18. Educational structure of the population aged 15 years and over in Ruma, 2011 44

Graph 19. Illiterate population by age in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 45

Graph 20. Average number of apartments per 100 inhabitants 50

Graph 21. Apartments by ownership in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 51

Graph 22. Occupied apartments by the basis on which the household uses the apartment, per 51 area, 2011

Graph 23. Apartments by the number of households in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 53

Graph 24.Occupied housing units by equipped installation, 2011 55

Graph 25. Structure of enterprises by the sector of activity in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 60

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Graph 26 Structure of shops by the sector of activity in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 61

Graph 27.Structure of agricultural land by way of use in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 64

Graph 28. Production of farming crops in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 66

Graph 29. Structure of the national income by economic activity sectors in the Ruma 68 municipality

Graph 30.National income per capita (€) 68

Graph 31. Export value (in mil USD), January-December, 2010 69

Graph 32. Import value (in mil USD), January-December, 2013 69

Graph 33. Value of the international trade surplus/deficit (in mil USD) 70

Graph 34. Total number of employees by municipalities, 2011 86

Graph 35. Average net salary in the municipality of Ruma by years, 2011 88

Graph 36. Employment by activity sectors in the municipality of Ruma, 2014 (%) 89

Graph 37. Ratio of the domestic and foreign tourists per regions, 2013 108

10 THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA Community Profile

The Municipality of Ruma

Preface

The community profile is a document which contains measurable, clear and objectively identified data and facts on the municipality of Ruma. It provides an opportunity for obtaining a clear picture of the municipality regarding its potential and development opportunities. The data used in the profile have been gathered from different sources: the Statistical Office, the National Employment Service, the National Bank of the Republic of Serbia, the Business Registers Agency, the Municipal Administration of Ruma, as well as the existing database of the various local and regional institutions and similar researches conducted for other purposes.

When collecting and preparing quantitative data, the data obtained from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia were used (http://webrzs.stat.gov.rs/axd/index.php), as well as the ones from the National Employment Service (www.nsz.sr.gov.yu), the Republic Hydro meteorological Service of Serbia (www.hidmet.gov.rs), the Chamber of Commerce in the district of Srem (www.rpksrem.co.rs/cms/index.php), and the National Bank of Serbia (www.nbs.rs). The data obtained from the municipal planning documentation were also used.

All the data and information in the Profile are presented in tables, charts and relevant texts and need to be updated and adapted regularly on an annual basis using the available resources.

Designing The Community Profile, as well as a comprehensive document with all the aspects of business and life in the territory of the municipality of Ruma, is an activity which is being conducted in cooperation with the Provincial Secretariat for Local Self-government and Inter-municipal Cooperation. This document has been created with technical and professional assistance of the consultants from the consulting company Development Consulting Group, DCG from Belgrade.

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1. Introduction

The municipality of Ruma covers an area of 582 кm2 and has the population of 54,339 inhabitants, according to the estimates of the Republic Statistical Office (RSSO) for the year 2011. The population density is about 93 inhabitants per km2, which is slightly higher than the average for the Republic of Serbia and the average for the Srem district. Slightly more than half of the population of the municipality live in the town of Ruma, the administrative centre of the municipality, whereas the rest of the population reside in 16 rural settlements.

Table 1. Basic information about the municipality and the district (area and population), 2011

Percentage of total area Percentage of the total

population (%) (%)

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no of ipeople per per no of ipeople

Area (км Population density Population ( км Urban area 68 11.74 1.96 0.08 30,076 55.35 9.63 0.42 442.29

Rural area 514 88.27 14.74 0.58 24,263 44.65 7.77 0.34 47.20

Municipality 582 100 16.70 0.66 54,339 100 17.40 0.76 93.36

District 3,485 / 100 3.94 312,278 / 100 4.34 89.60

Serbia 88,502 / / 100 7,186,862 / / 100 81.20

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

Graph 1. Land area in km2 100,000 90,000 80,000 70,000 60,000 50,000 40,000 30,000 20,000 10,000 0 Ruma Municipality District Serbia

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2. Basic characteristics

2.1 Geographical position (location)

The municipality of Ruma is located near Fruska Gora Mountain in the centre of Srem, between two rivers, the Sava and Danube Rivers. It borders the municipalities of Sremska Mitrovica, Sabac, Irig, Indjija, Stara Pazova and Pecinci.

The municipality of Ruma covers the area of 582 km² with the population of 54,339 inhabitants. There are several factors that position Ruma at a very high place on the map of Serbia when we talk about the potential for foreign and domestic investment. In the first place, there is the proximity to the major cities such as Belgrade and Novi Sad. The airport Nikola Tesla is located only 35km away from the town of Ruma, whereas the E-70 highway and railroad (Corridor 10) are located on the outskirts of the town. Corridor 10 connects Ruma with Croatia, Slovenia and the whole Western Europe but it also connects it with Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece and the eastern part. In addition to the E-70 highway, the route of the state first-class road M-21, Novi Sad – Sabac, passes through the municipality of Ruma.

The immediate vicinity of the National Park Fruska Gora, the Sava and Danube Rivers, archaeological sites Bassiana and Gomolava, the city resort Borkovac, opens the possibility for Ruma to become a tourist and sport centre filled with amenities for relaxation and recreation.

Eighteen monasteries situated at the foot of Fruska Gora Mountain represent a unique cultural heritage. Ruma is located at the altitude of 111m, in the fertile Vojvodina plain which stretches to the southern slopes of Fruska Gora Mountain, a jewel of the nature, widely known for its numerous Orthodox monasteries because of which it has earned its name Holy Fruska Gora.

An especially interesting geographical fact is that the town of Ruma is located exactly in the middle of the northern hemisphere, i.e. 45th parallel, so the citizens of Ruma claim that here and here only, a kilogram weighs exactly 1,000 grams.

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Graph 2. Population in the municipalities of the Srem district, 2011

34188 Šid 79940 Sremska Mitrovica 10886 Irig Population 65792 Stara Pazova 54339 Ruma 19720 Pećinci

47433 Inđija

0 20000 40000 60000 80000 100000

Source: Census of population, households and apartments in the Republic of Serbia, 2011

2.2 General Information

In the municipality of Ruma there are 17 settlements (including the town itself in which around 32,000 inhabitants live). The other settlements are Klenak, Putinci, Hrtkovci, Platicevo, Nikinci, Budjanovci, Dobrinci, Voganj, Grabovci, Kraljevci, Stejanovci, Zarkovci, Vitojevci, Donji Petrovci, Pavlovci and Mali Radinci.

Table 2. General information about settlements and cadastral municipalities, 2007 Municipality District

No. of settlements 17 109

No. of urban settlements 1 7

No. of other settlements 16 102

No. of cadastral municipalities 18 107

Average size of cadastral municipality 32,33 32,57

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

The town of Ruma is situated in the heart of Srem, exactly on the 45th parallel. It is a typical Pannonian town with well aligned streets in which around more than 30,000 people live.

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Table 3. Information on settlements (type of settlement, population and area), 2011 Percentage of total population Type of settlement in municipality No. Settlement (urban/other) Population (%) Area (km2)

1 Budjanovci other 1496 2,75 46,9

2 Vitojevci other 808 1,49 10,2

3 Voganj other 1506 2,77 36,9

4 Grabovci other 1189 2,19 64,7

5 Dobrinci other 1549 2,85 30,8

6 Donji Petrovci other 924 1,70 19,1

7 Zarkovac other 904 1,66 33,9

8 Klenak other 2946 5,42 43,7

9 Kraljevci other 1056 1,94 23,9

10 Mali Radinci other 541 1,00 14,9

11 Nikinci other 1808 3,33 42,4

12 Pavlovci other 393 0,72 15,1

13 Platicevo other 2444 4,50 49,3

14 Putinci other 2745 5,05 46,9

15 Ruma urban 30076 55,35 10,2

16 Stejanovci other 918 1,69 36,9

17 Hrtkovci other 3036 5,59 64,7

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

These 17 settlements in the municipality of Ruma are territorially distributed into 18 cadastral municipalities, where each settlement belongs to one cadastral municipality. The only exception is the settlement Voganj which belongs to two cadastral municipalities: Voganj and Mandjelos.

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Table 4. List of settlements and related cadastral municipalities, 2009

No. Settlement Cadastral municipality

1 Budjanovci Budjanovci

2 Vitojevci Vitojevci

3 Voganj Voganj and Mardjelos

4 Grabovci Grabovci

5 Dobrinci Dobrinci

6 Donji Petrovci Donji Petrovci

7 Zarkovac Zarkovac

8 Klenak Klenak

9 Kraljevci Kraljevci

10 Mali Radinci Mali Radinci

11 Nikinci Nikinci

12 Pavlovci Pavlovci

13 Platicevo Platicevo

14 Putinci Putinci

15 Ruma Ruma

16 Stejanovci Stejanovci

17 Hrtkovci Hrtkovci

Source: Municipal Administration of Ruma, 2014 In the municipality of Ruma there are 20 local units, four out of which are located in the town of Ruma and the other 16 are in the other settlements of the municipality.

Table 5. List of local units, 2011 Percentage of total population Type of settlement Population in municipality No. Settlement (urban/other) (2011) (%)

1 Budjanovci Budjanovci 1496 2,75

2 Vitojevci Vitojevci 808 1,49

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3 Voganj Voganj 1506 2,77

4 Grabovci Grabovci 1189 2,19

5 Dobrinci Dobrinci 1549 2,85

6 Donji Petrovci Donji Petrovci 924 1,70

7 Zarkovac Zarkovac 904 1,66

8 Klenak Klenak 2946 5,42

9 Kraljevci Kraljevci 1056 1,94

10 Mali Radinci Mali Radinci 541 1,00

11 Nikinci Nikinci 1808 3,33

12 Pavlovci Pavlovci 393 0,72

13 Platicevo Platicevo 2444 4,50

14 Putinci Putinci 2745 5,05

Ruma (4 local 15 communities) the town of Ruma 30076 55,35

16 Stejanovci Stejanovci 918 1,69

17 Hrtkovci Hrtkovci 3036 5,59

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

2.3 Climate

Ruma is located in the north of Serbia, on the slopes of Fruska Gora Mountain, and its altitude is 111 metres. Ruma has a mild continental climate, and due to Fruska Gora Mountain and its fresh air it can be considered an air spa.

As Ruma is located on the slopes of Fruska Gora Mountain, frequent changes in climate are not uncommomn. This is the reason why, apart from the mild continental climate, Ruma also has a supra- continental climate which is characterised by all four seasons clearly expressed and with warm summers and cold winters.

Due to the above-mentioned climate conditions, the months of May and June are with heavy rainfall, while September and October are very dry. The winds that come from the south-east very rarely blow in Ruma.

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Table 6. Climate indicators

Municipality TEMPERATURE Average air temperature – January (ºC) -0.8 Average air temperature – July (ºC) 20.7 Average air temperature – per year (ºC) 10.8 Mean number of frost days – per year 86.5 Mean number of hot days – per year 23.6 HUMIDITY Average humidity – per year (%) 77.1 SUNSHINE DURATION Mean number of sunny days – per year 68.0 Mean number of cloudy days – per year 106.5 PRECIPITATION Average rainfall – per year (%) 614.6 OTHER WEATHER CONDITIONS Mean number of days with snowfall – per year 27.9 Mean number of snow cover days – per year 34.5 Mean number of days with fog – per year 40.3 Mean number of days with hale – per year 1.2 Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2007

Graph 3. Daily average temperature during each month of the year (ºC), Ruma 25

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2.4 Local self-government (administration)

In accordance with the Law and through its bodies the municipality:  creates development programmes, urban plans,  adopts the budget and the annual statement of accounts,  regulates and ensures the performance and development of public utility services,  manages and regulates the field of education, health, culture, sports, child care, transportation, arts and crafts, hospitality and commerce, as well as other service industries,  governs the area of agricultural activity in all the segments,  organizes protection from natural disasters,  establishes public companies and institutions for performing activities under the jurisdiction of the municipality and supervises their work,  also deals with all other activities that are essential for life and work in the town.

The citizens decide about the affairs of the municipality through their elected representatives in the Municipal Assembly, the referendum, through exercising people’s initiative and at the assemblage of citizens and in accordance with the Constitution, the Law and the Municipal Statute.

The Municipal bodies are: - The Municipal Assembly, - The Mayor of the municipality, and - The City Council. In order to accomplish the tasks under the municipal jurisdiction, in addition to the municipal bodies, the Municipal Administration is established.

The priority project for the upcoming period is the construction of a new building of the Municipal Administration which will enable the efficient functioning and unity of all the departments of the municipal administration in one place, which will further significantly improve functioning of the municipal administration as well as meeting the demands of the citizens of Rum.

The Municipal Assembly is a representative body that performs basic functions in the government of the municipalities which are determined by the Constitution, the Law and the Statute. The Assembly of the municipality of Ruma consists of 43 delegates. The Assembly also has a president, a vice president and a secretary. Within the Municipal Administration, headed by the mayor, there are four departments and those are: 1. the Department of General Administration and Common Services, 2. the Department of Social Affaires, 3. the Department of Economy and Finance, 4. the Department of Urban Planning, Housing and Communal Affairs.

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MAYOR OF RUMA MUNICIPALITY Sladjan Mancic – a graduate manager

Born in 1972 in Klenk. He attended primary school in Klenk, and secondary technical school of construction in 1990 in Sabac. In 2012, he graduated from the Faculty of Business and Industrial Managemen, the “UNION” University in Belgrade. He is married and the father of two children. He is a member of the Municipal Assembly of Ruma, and has been a member of the Serbian Progressive Party since its foundation. The Mayor of the Municipality, Sladjan Mancic is the president of the City Council.

DEPUTY MAYOR OF RUMA MUNICIPALITY Marija Stojcevic – a teacher

Marija Stojcevic was born on June 19, 1982 in Sremska Mitrovica. She attended primary school and high school in Ruma. In 2009 she graduated from the Faculty of Education in Sombor. She enrolled in Master’s Degree Programme at the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Cacak in 2012. In September 2009 she started teaching mathematics. Since September this year she has been working as a grade teacher in a primary school “Nebojsa Jerkovic” in Budjanovci. Since February 2014 she has been a City Councilor of Ruma.

PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL ASSSEMBLY OF RUMA Dr Aleksandar Martinovic

Dr Aleksandar Martinovic was born in 1976 in Slavonski Brod, the Republic of Croatia. He finished the general high school “Stevan Puzic“ in Ruma in 1994 and graduated from the Faculty of Law in Novi Sad in 1999, with the average grade 9.38. He obtained his Master’s Degree from the Faculty of Law, Novi Sad, in 2003 and defended his PhD thesis in 2011. He is employed at the Faculty of Law in Novi Sad as a docent. He was a member of the City Council of Ruma and a deputy mayor of Ruma, and from 2007 to 2012 he was also an MP in the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, and in 2014 he was re-elected. He is a commissioner of the Serian Progressive Party in Ruma and a member of the Party’s Main Committee and the Executive Committee of the Serbian Progressive Party.

HEAD OF ADMINISTRATION OF RUMA MUNICIPALITY Dusan Ljubisic – Bachelor of Law

Dusan Ljubisic was born in 1978 in Vrsac. He attended primary school in Zrenjanin, and secondary technical school “Milenko Brzak – Uca” in Ruma. He graduated from the Faculty of Law in Novi Sad and obtained an LLB degree. He served as a member of the Provisional Body of the Ruma municipality in 2008 and a member of the City Council of Ruma in the period between 2009 and 2012. He was elected councilor of the City Council of Ruma in 2012.

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He has worked as a school secretary at the primary schools “Dositej Obradovic” in Putnici and “Dusan Jerkovic” in Ruma. He has also passed professional examination for the Secretary of State Institutions as well as the state licence exam. He is married and lives and works in Ruma.

Table 7. Structure of representatives in the City Council of Ruma, 2014

Number of Percentage in the total number representatives of representatives in the City in the City Council (%) Council TOTAL 43 100 Let’s move Ruma 26 60 (Serbian Progressive Party, Party of United Pensioners of Serbia) Democratic Party 9 21 Citizens ‘Initiative of Ruma 2 5 Ivica Dacic-Serbian Socialist Party 3 7 Serbian Radical Party 1 2 Others 2 5 Source: Municipal Administration of Ruma, 2014

The current composition of the City Council of Ruma is the following: 26 delegates of the political group ''Let’s move Ruma” – Tomislav Nikolic (Serbian Progressive Party - Party of United Pensioners of Serbia), 9 delegates of the political party “Democratic Party”, 2 delegates of the political party “Citizens’ Initiative of Ruma”, 3 delegates of the political party “Ivica Dacic-Serbian Socialist Party”, 1 delegates of the Serbian Radical Party – Dr Vojislav Seselj and 2 independent delegates. The City Council of Ruma has 11 elected members.

Graph 4. Structure of representatives in the Municipal Council of Ruma, 2014 2%

5% 7% 5% Let's move Ruma Democratic Party

21% Citizens 'Initiative of Ruma 60% Ivica Dačić - Serbian Socialist Party Serbian Radical Party Others

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2.5 History, tradition and cultural heritage

The name of Ruma was first mentioned in an entry of the “Sremski defter” (“Srem Record”) from 1566, but its name has not been deciphered yet. Historians have been unable to give a definite answer to whether that was a name that the Turks gave to the hamlet, situated by the Borkovac creek, or whether it dates back to some earlier times. Howsoever, a favorable geographical location, the mild continental climate, fertile soil and the proximity of major roads have always caused Ruma to be a place attractive for settling but also for conquering armies that passed these lands for centuries and left traces of different cultures in their wake.

The emergence of the first forms of organized human life in the broader territory of Ruma dated from prehistoric times. This is proved by numerous prehistoric archeological sites, among which the most important one is certainly Gomolava near the village of Hrtkovci in the Ruma municipality. The first inhabitants of this area known to us were members Illyrian and Celtic peoples (Amantines, Breuts, Skordiscs ...).

At the turn of the era, as a harbinger of times to come, the Roman conquering army came to SRem for the first time. Over the years, numerous military camps in this area slowly turned into settlements. The native population was gradually losing their ethnic traits and accepted the Roman culture. Srem became one of the most important border Roman provinces, with Sirmium as one of the capitals of the Roman Empire and the birthplace of several Roman emperors (Detius, Traian, Maximillian, Aurelianus, Probe...). There were no large Roman settlements in the territory of the town of Ruma, however, some farming estates have een found, the so-called rustic villa (villae rusticate).

During the great migrations (from the 3rd century onwards) various Germanic peoples, the Huns, Avars and Slavs destroyed the Roman culture in this area. Soon after, and in the next centuries, Srem became an arena of the conflicts between the Francs, Bulgarians, Byzantium and Hungarians, who were each at a time holding Srem under their rule. The question of the meaning of the name Ruma has not been resolved yet. The assumption is that it is a word of the Oriental origin which was brought to this region by the Turks, however, the possibility that it dates back to earlier times is not ruled out. According to the currently available sources, the settlement by the name of Ruma was first mentioned in the “Sremski defter” from 1566/1567.At the time Ruma was a medium-sized village (49 households), with a church and three priests. The residents were Serbs, who were engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry, and paid taxes to the Turkish authorities. Carving-coat of arms of Ruma, artist As a village in Turkey, Ruma witnessed the Great Vienna War (1683- Aleksandar Kari 1699) between Austria and Turkey, during which Srem was devastated and its population dispersed. This war ended in Karlovci

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Peace Traty in 1699, on which occasion Srem was divided into an Austrian and Turkish part, along the line Sremska Mitrovica - Slankamen. In this way Ruma remained in the Turkish part of Srem for some time longer. During the Great Vienna War there was a great migration of the Serbs from the southern parts (Kosovo and Metohija, Montenegro, Stari Varna, Hercegovina...), whereby one part moved to Srem. There are no clear data about whether the village of Ruma obtained new inhabitants then, but we can assume that with great probability, at least based on the surnames of the Ruma residents from the early 18th century.

It was only after a new Austrian – Turkish war and the Pozarevac Treaty in 1718 when the village of Ruma and the whole of Srem became part of the Habsburg Monarchy for the following 200 years. In the second half of the 18th and the first part of the 19th century four important events were Figurine from the site Gomolava recorded. Ruma had both a Serbian and catholic high school until 1787. In 1745 the military border was established in Srem and Mitrovica became part of this territory. Baron Marko Pejacevic decided to build a new seat of his estate. He chose the area in the vicinity of the village of Ruma.

During 1746 on the site of today’s Ruma a new urban settlement began to sprout, with broad orthogonal streets. The first settlers were the Serbs – from the surrounding towns and villages of Ruma, as well as the Germans – immigrants from Germany. Although they were engaged in different professions – from agriculture to crafts and trade – all the residents had civic rights, which was a significant privilege. Also, with the Charter of the Empress Maria Theresa from 20th July, 1747, Ruma itself gained a status of a free town – a trade center, with the right to organize several annual fairs and weekly markets. On 10th October, the same year, the first county fair was held in Ruma with the participation of the large number of traders and craftsmen from all areas. Along with the development of the urban life in Ruma, feudal possession was also functioning the founder of which was the previously mentioned baron Marko Pejacevic.

The estate reached its heyday in the second half of the 19th century and the begonning of the 20th century, when people there developed a number of advanced varieties of wheat and corn. The situation was similar in the field of animal husbandry. Numerous awards that this estate received in various international exhibitions testify about its activity. The Agrarian (Land) reform liquidate the estate after the Fist World War. The end of the 19th century ant the beginning of the 20th century was the time of a rapid economic and social development of Ruma. It got the appearance of a true urban settlement. However, many plans remained unrealized with the outbreak of the First World War. At that time, many Ruma inhabitants found themselves in war which was led against their Slavic brethren; therefore, the majority of them deserted from the army and evaded mobilization. Immediately upon the end of the war, on

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24th November, 1918, in Ruma, the assembly was held, where the delegates from the whole Srem region voted to join Srem to Serbia. The trend of development, somewhat slowed down during the war years, continued in the 20s and 30s of this century. Shops, craft and artisan workshops started to open, banks were founded, cinemas opened, and several printing houses printed books and newspapers which covered the topics on political, economic, cultural and sports life of the town. Although Ruma had the economic power (it was the largest grain market in the Kingdome of Yugoslavia) and the cultural level of its residents, the characteristics equivalent to a town, it was granted a status of a town only in 1933.

The Second World War found Ruma as one of the centers of German minority in Vojvodina. When the German army entered Ruma in April 1941, occupation authority was established in the town. Despite this, many Ruma residents joined the national-liberation movement, at first the nearest Fruska Gora, and later throughout the country giving their contribution to the fight against Fascism.

The liberation on 27th October, 1944, found Ruma with a significantly decreased population, as the most members of the German ethnic minority had fled the town before the liberation. At the end of this summary of the rich history of our town, as the crown of all, some of the most renown Ruma citizens whose life and work crossed the boarders of Ruma region and became famous. Those are: Atanasije Stojkovic – a scientist, writer and the author of the first physics textbook in the Serbian language, Teodor Filipovic (Boza Grujovic) – the first secretary of the Praviteljstvujuscij Sovjet in Karadjordje’s Serbia, Jovan and Konstantin Pantelic - painters, Atanasije Teodorovic – the first teacher of the Serbian Lycée, Dimitrije Matic – a statement and legislator, Teodor Tosa Andrejevic the Australian – a musician and many others.

FAMOUS CITIZENS OF RUMA . Baron Marko Aleksandar Pejacevic (1694-1762), the founder of modern Ruma, . Atanasije Stojkocic (1773-1832), a scientist, writer and the author of the first physics textbook in the Serbian language, . Teodor Filipovic (Boza Grujovic, 1776-1807), the first secretary of the Praviteljstvujuscij Sovjet in Karadjordje’s Serbia, . dr Anton Furjakovic (1782-1847), the first professional doctor in Ruma, . Dimitrije Matic (1821-1884), a statement and legislator in Serbia during the reign of Milos and Mihajlo, . Teodor Tosa Andrejevic (1852-1931), a great musician, a member of the Strauss Orchestra, . Dr Zarko Miladinovic (1862-1926), the National Tribune of Srem, a writer and publisher, . Nikola Cvejic (1896-1987), an opera singer and vocal coach, . Dragan Nedeljkovic (1925), a prominent Slavist and comparatist. . Baron Marko Aleksandar Pejacevic (1694-1762) is the founder of modern Ruma, i.e. New Ruma, called like this so that it could be distinguished from the village of Ruma, Old Ruma, in the vicinity of which it was built. He was born in 1694 House of Pejčević after the Second World War in Pecuj, son of Ivan and Marta.

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The village of Ruma was situated within Mitrovica estate of Count Kolored (Colloredo) and counted only 50 households. The heirs of Count Kolored did not want to keep their estate in the border zone with Turkey. Baron Marko Pejacevic became the owner of the Mitrovica estate by paying them the sum of 80,000 guilders on the 11th February 1745. After he bought the estate, Austria formed a protection belt out of the village near the Sava River as a defense against the Turks (Military Border- Militia). Pejacevic then lost Sremska Mitrovica and the villages along the Sava River, but gained Virovitica and Retfala near Osijek. He decided to move his headquarters to a new settlement which resulted in formation of the new Ruma estate. In February 1746 Pejacevic had already had a finished plan of a settlement with straight and broad streets, and houses built side-by-side with gardens in front. By the end of that Coat of Arms (seal) of the Town of Ruma, 1749 year 40 houses were furnished.

The first inhabitants of New Ruma were the Serbs who moved from Old Ruma, nearby villages and Mitrovica. Among the German colonists there were also craftsmen, however, the majority of them were farmers. Pejacevic was for their settling and determined parts of the town and streets where the Germans would settle and parts where the Serbs would live. Despite the strict rule about the arrangement based on the nationality, the residents interacted with each other. For example, in the main street (“big alley”) in the very centre of the city, which was determined for the Germans, there were some Serbian houses located such as parental houses of Atanasije Stojkovic and Teodor Filipovic. In the heart of New Ruma Pejacevic built himself a court which he rarely visited and stayed for a short period of time. From the very beginning the court served as an administration building of the estate, where administration staff and other clerks worked. Later, between the two world wars, the court was purchased and served as a Serbian cultural centre, and after the Second World War it was turned into a catering facility, a restaurant “Jedinstvo”. In the end it was demolished.

There were 184 households in Ruma in 1749, whereas in 1847 (a hundred years after its foundation) it had 7,776 inhabitants and was the largest town in Syrmia County.

It expanded territorially and finally New and Old Ruma merged together, and the name Ruma was used for the whole settlement. A sudden rise of Ruma is an evidence of entrepreneurship and perseverance of its founder who (as his successors) was not popular with the people. He died in Virovitica in 1762 where he was buried. At the beginning of 1749 Ruma was granted a status of a free merchant centre i.e. town and its coat of arms. The blazon of the coat of arms bears a Latin inscription which means: Coat of Arms (seal) of the free town of Ruma, 1749. In the centre of the coat of arms there are the initial letters of the Latin words, IHSEOR (In Hoc Signoevadet Oppidum Rumma), which mean: With this sign the town of Ruma has developed. There are three wavy stripes at the lower part of the coat of arms which represent the three springs in the region of Ruma: Kudoski stream, Borkovacka River and stream Jelenci.

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3. Natural Resources

Around 74% of the municipal territory is agricultural land, which ranks Ruma among the municipalities with significant resources and great potential for further development and intensification of agricultural production, whereas the forests cover about 13% of the territory.

Table 8. Land structure, 2009

Share Percentage percentage Share share in total of the percentage Municipality municipality District of the district Serbia municipality in area of the in area of the (km2) area (km2) (km2) same type in same type in (%) the district Serbia (%) (%)

Total area 582 100% 16.70 3,485 3.94 88,361 km²

Agricultural area 432 74.23 16.97 2,546 5.04 50,530

Arable area 425 73.10 17.31 2,458 42,278 5.81

Forest area 75 12.82 12.38 603 3.04 19,845

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2009

Graph 5. Land structure in the municipality of Ruma, 2007

Other 13%

Forest area 13%

Agricultural area 74%

Agricultural area Forest area Other

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Compared to the surrounding municipalities of the Srem district, Ruma has the largest number of hectares of agricultural area.

Graph 6. Agricultural land in the municipalities of Srem district (ha), 2007 50,000 45,000 40,000 43,203 35,000 30,000 33,146 33,833 25,000 29,907 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 Indjija Pecini Ruma Stara Pazova

Graph 7. Forest area in the municipalitie of Srem district (ha), 2007 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 8,307 4,000 7,464 3,000 2,000 1,000 354 0 0 Indjija Pecini Ruma Stara Pazova

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4. Human Resources 4.1 Population (population size and growth rate)

According to the 2011 Census results the population of the municipality of Ruma is 54,339 people. The number of residents showed a rising trend in the second half of the 20th century, so this number has risen by an average of 10% every 10 years. The only exception is the period between 1981 and 1991 when the population slightly changed.

Table 9. Comparative analysis of the population-based data, the 2011 Census

1948 1953 1961 1971 1981 1991 2002 2011 Population in the 37622 40742 47.671 52156 55083 55087 60006 54339 municipality Changes of the population density / 3,120 6,929 4,485 2,927 4 4,919 -5667 in the municipality Population growth

rate in the / 8.29 17.01 9.41 5.61 0.01 8.92 -9.44 municipality (%) Population in the 209943 223642 260226 285474 306085 309981 335901 312278 district Population growth rate in the district / 6.53 16.36 9.70 7.22 1.27 8.36 -7.033 (%) Population in the 6527583 6978119 7641962 8446726 9313686 7822795 7498001 718686 Republic of Serbia Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

In the period between 1991 and 2002 the municipality of Ruma recorded a significant increase in the number of inhabitants of over 13%, which is higher than the average for the Srem district and significantly higher than the overall average for the Republic of Serbia. Based on the last Census data, a decline of the number of inhabitants was recorded compared to the 2002 Census.

Graph 8. Population size in the municipality of 70000 Ruma

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4.2. Population Structure by Settlement Types

According to the type of a settlement about 55% of the total municipal population live in urban areas, while around 45% of the population live in rural areas.

Table 10. Population structure by settlement types, the 2011 Census

Municipality District Serbia

No Share (%) No Share (%) No Share (%)

Urban population 30076 55.35 135635 43.43 4271872 59.44

Other population 24263 44.65 176643 56.57 2914990 40.56

Total population 54339 100 312278 100 7186862 100

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

Graph 9. Population structure by settlement types in the municipality of Ruma, 2011

Urban population 45%

Other population 55%

4.3 Vital Statistics

The municipality of Ruma is characterized by a negative population growth which also refers to the whole Srem district, as well as the Republic of Serbia.

Table 11. Vital Statistics, 2011

Municipality District Serbia

Live births 453 2727 68304

Live births per 1000 population 8.1 8.4 9.4

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Deaths 778 4474 103211

Deaths per 1000 population 13.9 13.8 14.2

Population growth -325 -174 34907

Population growth per 1000 population -5. -5.4 -4.8

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

The largest category in the structure of the female population aged 15 years and over in the municipality of Ruma belongs to the women who have given birth to two children (44.45%).

Table 12. Structure of the female population aged 15 years and over by the number of children they have, 2011.

Municipality Share percentage in the total number of females aged 15 years and over in the municipality (%) Total 24,182 100 No children 5,860 24.23 1 child 4,554 18.83 2 10,750 44.45 3 2223 9.19 4 501 2.07 5 and more 294 1.22 Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011 4.4. Population by Marital Status

In the population structure aged 15 years and over, the largest category consists of married population and it amounts to 47% of the population.

Table 13. Population structure aged 15 years and over by marital status, 2011

Share percentage of the total Municipality population in the municipality (%) Total 54.339 100 Single men 7.991 14.71 Single women 5.259 9.68 Married men 12.750 23.46 Married women 12.839 23.63 Divorced men 980 1.80

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Divorced women 1.283 2.36 Widowers 1.122 2.06 Widows 4.729 8.70 Unknown 94 0.17 Unknown 72 0.13 Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

4.5. Age Structure of the Population

According to the age structure of the municipality the largest category belongs to the population between 45-49 years of age which is 7.21%, while the population aged 85 years and over is the lowest with only 1.09%.

Table 14. Population structure by age and gender, 2011

Municipality Share percentage in total population (%) Total population Total 54,339 100

Male 26,654 49.05 Female 27,685 50.95

0-4 Total 2,248 4.13

Male 1,.162 2.13 Female 1,086 2.00 5-9 Total 2,406 4.43 Male 1,226 2.25 Female 1,180 2.18

10-14 Total 2,566 4.72 Male 1,329 2.44 Female 1,237 2.28 15-19 Total 3,154 5.80 Male 1,601 2.94 Female 1,553 2.86 20-24 Total 3,368 6.19 Male 1,780 3.27

Female 1,588 2.92 25-29 Total 3,525 6.48 Male 1,908 3.51 Female 1,617 2.97

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30-34 Total 3,588 6.60 Male 1,898 3.49

Female 1,690 3.11

35-39 Total 3,555 6.54 Male 1,781 3.28

Female 1,774 3.26

40-44 Total 3596 6.62 Male 1,823 3.36

Female 1,773 3.26

45-49 Total 3,917 7.21 Male 1,923 3.54

Female 1,994 3.67

50-54 Total 4,510 8.30 Male 2,278 4.19

Female 2,232 4.11

55-59 Total 4,692 8.63 Male 2277 4.19

Female 2,415 4.44

60-64 Total 4,090 7.53 Male 1,972 3.63

Female 2,118 3.90

65-69 Total 2,278 4.19

Male 1,044 1.92

Female 1,234 2.27

70-74 Total 2,689 4.95 Male 1,133 2.09

Female 1,556 2.86

75-79 Total 2,305 4.24 Male 887 1.63

Female 1,418 2.61

80-84 Total 1,262 2.32 Male 464 0,85

Female 798 1.47

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85 and over Total 590 1.09

Male 168 0.31

Female 422 0.78

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

In the age structure of the municipality based on the basic contingents, the most numerous group is a working-age group aged 15-64 (69.77%), and the smallest is the group of preschool children up to the age of 6 (5.90%).

Table 15. Population structure by basic categories, 2011

Municipality 2007 Municipality 2011

Population Share percentage in total Population Share percentage in total population population

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Females in their fertility 13614 23.59 11781 21.89 period 15-49

Population aged 65 and 9597 16.63 9654 17.77 over

Total 57 713 100 54339 100

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

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Graph 10. Population structure by basic categories in the municipality of Ruma, 2011

6% 18% 7% Preschool children 0-6 School-age children 7-14 Working-age population 15-64 Population aged 65 and over 69%

Compared to the surrounding municipalities Ruma has the largest population that belongs to this working- age group if we compare it with Indjija and Pecinci, but the population size is slightly smaller when compared to Stara Pazova.

Graph 11. Working-age population (15-64) in the municipalities of the Srem district, 2011

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When we look at the share percentage of the people who belong to the working-age population in the total municipal population, Ruma has a similar percentage as it is the case with the surrounding municipalities of Srem (around 69.11%).

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Graph 12. Working-age population (15-64) in the municipalities of the Srem district, 2011

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According to the ageing index, which represents the ratio of the elderly (60 and over) and young population (0-19 years of age), it can be concluded that Ruma has an aging population. The 2011 Census shows that the average age of the population in the municipality of Ruma is 42.6 years of age, which means that it is higher than in the other municipalities in the surrounding area, Srem district and higher than the national average.

Table 16. Average age of the population, 2011

Municipality District Serbia

Average age (years) 42.6 42.1 42.2

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

GRAPH 1 3. AVERAGE AGE OF THE POPULATION (YEARS ) 2 0 1 1

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44 42.6 42.1 42.2 42 40 38 36 34 32 30 Municipality District Serbia

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G RA PH 14. AVERAGE AGE OF THE POPULATION IN MUNICIPALITIES

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4.6 Gender Structure of the Population

Around 49% of the total population in the municipality are men, whereas about 51% are women.

Table 17. Gender structure of the population, 2011 Population in Population Population Population the structure in the structure in the structure in municipality municipality (%) district (%) Serbia (%)

Male 26,654 49.05 49.15 48.69

Female 27,685 50.95 50.86 51.31

Total 54,339 100 100 100

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 201

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4.7. Ethnic Structure of the Population

The ethnic composition of the population in the municipality of Ruma shows that the Serbs constitute the majority (86.29%) of the population, followed by the national minorities Croats (3.16%), Romani (2.38%) and Hungarians (2.15%) while 3% are undecided.

GRAPH 15. GENDER STRUCTURE OF THE POPULATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA, 2011

Female Male 49% 51%

Table 18. Population structure by ethnic origin or nationality,2011

2002 Census 2011 Census NATIONALITY No. Share percentage in No. Share percentage in total population (%) total population (%)

Serbs 51,957 86.58 46,891 86.29 Montenegrins 102 0.16 54 0.09 Yugoslavs 1,017 1.69 267 0.49 Albanians 37 0.06 57 0.10 Bosniaks 5 0.008 6 0.01 Bulgarians 12 0,02 10 0.01 Bunjevacs 5 0,008 1 0.001 Vlachs - - 1 0.001 Gorani - - - - Hungarians 1,306 2.17 1,171 2.15 Macedonians 139 2.31 153 0.28 Muslims 59 0.09 39 0.07 Germans 47 0,07 49 0.09 Roma 757 1.26 1,297 2.38 Romanians 13 0.02 7 0.01 Russians 11 0.01 10 0.01 Rusyns 14 0.02 14 0.02 Slovaks 49 0.08 50 0.09

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Slovenians 38 0.06 26 0.05 Ukrainians 27 0.04 24 0.04 Croats 1,987 3.31 1,719 3.16 Czechs 10 0.01 - - Others 49 0.08 60 0,11 Undecided 1,149 1.91 1,696 3.12 Regional Affiliation 147 0,42 379 0.69 Unknown 1.069 3.53 358 0.65 Total 60,006 100 54,339 100 Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

4.8. Population Structure by Religion

According to the religion the majority of the municipal population of Ruma constitute the Orthodox Church members (88%), then Catholics (5.6%), while3% belong to the unknown religions.

Table 19. Population structure by religion, 2011

Municipality District Serbia

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Islamic 65 0.12 590 0.19 222828 3.10 Orthodox 47981 88.30 271328 86.89 6079396 84.59 Catholic 3034 5.58 15002 4.80 356957 4.97 Protestant 141 0.26 7818 2.50 71284 0.99 Other Christian 36 0.07 151 0.05 3211 0.04 religions Judaist - - 4 0.00 578 0.01 Eastern religions 10 0.02 29 0.01 1237 0.02 Other religions 12 0.02 54 0.02 1776 0.02

Agnostics 17 0.03 81 0.03 4010 0.06

Atheists 424 0.77 2236 0.72 80053 1.11

No reply 2113 3.89 11899 3.81 220735 3.07

Unknown 418 0.77 2563 0.82 99714 1.39 Total 51,280 294,822 6,555,931 Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

4.9. Population structure by mother tongue

The majority of the population in Ruma speak the Serbian language (95.17%), then the population whose native language is Roma (0.80%), then comes Hungarian (.58%), Croatian (0.53%), etc.

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Table 20. Population structure by mother tongue, 2011

Municipality Srem district Serbia No. % No. % No. % Serbian 51712 95.17 289557 92.72 6330919 88.09 Albanian 27 0.05 134 0.04 10040 0.14 Bosnian 8 0.01 55 0.02 138871 1.93 Bulgarian 3 0.01 35 0.01 13337 0.19 Bunjevac dialect 1 0.00 4 0.00 6835 0.10 Vlach - - 5 0.00 43095 0.60 Hungarian 314 0.58 1384 0.44 243146 3.38 Macedonian 64 0.12 299 0.10 12706 0.18 German 13 0.02 79 0.03 2190 0.03 Roma 437 0.80 2619 0.84 100668 1.40 Romanian 5 0.01 87 0.03 29075 0.40 Russian 13 0.02 148 0.05 3179 0.04 Rusyn 4 0.01 688 0.22 11340 0.16 Slovak 20 0.04 7419 2.38 49796 0.69 Slovenian 12 0.02 58 0.02 2269 0.03 Croatian 289 0.53 1641 0.53 19223 0.27 Montenegrin 4 0.01 54 0.02 2519 0.04 Other languages 455 0.84 2362 0.76 39463 0.55 No reply 605 1.11 3228 1.03 46499 0.65 Unknown 353 0.65 2422 0.78 81692 1.14 Total 54339 312278 7186862 Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

4.10 Population structure by activity

4.10.1 Population structure by activity and gender

In the population structure the largest category is the category of the active population (43.7%).

Table 21. Population structure by activity and gender, 2011 Municipality

Total population 54339

Total 21074 Active population, total Male 12790 Female 8284 Total 16166

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Active population, have Male 9974 occupations Female 6192 Total 4908 Unemployed, total Male 2816 Female 2092 Total 3423 Unemployed, used to work Male 2818 Female 1405 Total 1485 Unemployed, looking for their first job Male 798 Female 687 Total 33265 Inactive population, total Male 13864 Female 19401 Total 7220 Inactive, children younger than 15 Male 3717 Female 3503 Total 11475 Inactive population, pensioners Male 5035 Female 6440 Total 423 Inactive population, persons with income from property Male 323 Female 100 Total 4018 Inactive population, pupils / students Male 1879 Female 2139

Total 6569 Inactive population, persons that perform only housework in their Male 712 household (housewives) Female 5857 Inactive population, other Total 3560

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Male 2198 Female 1362

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

Graph 16. Economically active population in the municipalities of the Srem district, 2011

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According to the percentage of the economically active population in the total population, Ruma has the lowest percentage compared to the surrounding municipalities Indjija, Pecinci and Stara Pazova.

4.10.2 Structure of the economically active population by profession and field of work

According to the type of the profession in the structure of the economically active population that has a profession the majority constitute people engaged in manufacturing (23%); trade (16%); followed by those

GRAPH 17. PERCENTAGE OF THE ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION IN THE TOTAL POPULATION OF THE MUNICIPALITIES OF THE SREM DISTRICT

42 41.5 41 41.4 41.53 40.5 40 39.5 39 39.54 38.5 38.78 38 37.5 37 Inđija Pećinci Ruma Stara Pazova

41 The Municipality of Ruma employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing (15%). The state administration employs (7%) of the population, while education and health and social care employs about (5%) of the population.

Тable 22. Structure of the economically active population that perform a working activity by profession, 2011 Occupations Active population

Total 16166

Agriculture, forestry and fishing and similar 2357

Mining 9

Manufacturing 3658

Supply of energy, gas and steam 258

Supply of water and waste water management, wastewater 328 treatment process

Construction 1235

Retail, wholesale and automotive repairs 2501

Transport and storage 1107

Accomodation and food services 423

Information and communication 166

Financial brokerage 200

Retail estate sale and rental 18

Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities 391

Administrative and support service activities 153

Public administration and social security 1160

Education 875

Health care and social protection 794

Art, entertainment and recreation 151

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Other community services 305

Activities of households as employers 3

Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies 2

Unknown 72

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia,, 2011

Table 23. Structure of the economically active population that has an occupation by the field of work, 2011

Total 16166

Managers, officials and legislators 276

Experts and artists 1627

Engineers, consultants and technicians 2151

Administrative officers 1044

Service and trade occupations 2911

Farmers, foresters, fishermen and similar 1553

Craftsmen and related trades 3132

Handlers of machinery and plants, fitters and drivers 1832

Elementary occupations 1366

Military occupations 183

Unknown 91

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia,, 2011 4.11 Educational Structure of the Population

In the educational structure of the population aged 15 years and over the majority of the population in Ruma has secondary education, and then with primary education. In the municipality of Ruma 2% of the population are illiterate, 1.8% out of which are women. The percentage of illiteracy is similar to the surrounding municipalities, and both the regional and national level.

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Table 24. Structure of the population aged 15 years and over by education level, 2011

Total Male Female No education 1535 285 1250 Incomplete primary education 5804 2014 3790 Primary education 10420 4851 5569 Secondary education - total 23745 13256 10489 General high school 1661 572 1089 Secondary vocational schools lasting lessthan 4 11614 7198 4416 years Secondary vocational schools lasting 4 years 10623 5313 5310 Specialization after secondary education 207 173 34 Tertiary education 2067 1008 1059 Higher education 3049 1456 1593 Unknown 139 67 72 Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia,, 2011

Graph 18. Educational structure of the population from 15 of age and over in Ruma, 2011

No education 3% 7% 0% 4% 12% Incomplete primary education 1%

Primary education

Secondary education - total 22% Specialization after secondary education Tertiary education 51% Higher education

Unknown

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Table 25. Illiterate population by age, 2011

Total Male Female

Number of illiterate people 1109 197 912

Percentage of illiterate people 2 0,2 1,8

Illiterate persons from 10-14 20 10 10

Illiterate persons from 15-19 21 12 9

Illiterate persons from 20-34 66 37 29

Illiterate persons from 35-49 63 25 38

Illiterate persons from 50-64 154 40 114

Illiterate persons over 65 785 73 712

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia,, 2011

Graph 19. Illiterate population by age, in the municipality of Ruma, 2011

2% 2% 6% 5% Illiterate persons from 10-14 Illiterate persons from 15-19 Illiterate persons from 20-34 14% Illiterate persons from 35-49 Illiterate persons from 50-64

Illiterate persons over 65 71%

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4.12 Families and households

4.12.1 Families

According to the number of children the largest number of families in the municipality of Ruma is with one child 53.94%, then with two children (39.56%), while 5.43% of families have three children.

Table 26. Family structure by the number of children, 2011

Municipality Share

Number of families with children 11,448 100

Number of families with 1 child 6,174 53.94

Number of families with 2 children 4,529 39.56

Number of families with 3 children 622 5.43

Number of families with 4 children 80 0.70

Number of families with 5 or more 43 0.38 children

Average number of children 1.54

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia,, 2011

4.12.2 Households

The most numerous households in the municipality of Ruma are the households with two members (25.32%), followed by households with one member (20.90%). The average number of household members is- three.

Table 27. Household structure by the number of members, 2011.

No Share percentage in the total population in the municipality

Total 18,632

With 1 member 3,893 20.90

2 4,718 25.32

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3 3,798 20.384

4 3,480 18.68

5 1,569 8.42

6 and more members 1,174 6.30

Average number of members 2.9

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia,, 2011

4.13 Human Migration

4.13.1 Immigrants

Out of the total population currently residing in the territory of the municipality the immigrants compose 51%. And the majority of them moved to this area in the period between 1991 and 1995 and they are 12.24%.

Table 28. Number of immigrants by time period and gender, 2011

Total Migrated from the Republic of Serbia

Total From the same area From different area From different From different settlement but municipality the same municipality Ruma 27554 12905 3506 3830 5569 1980 and earlier 11271 5535 1236 1635 2664 1981-1985 1356 863 293 265 305 1986–1990 1227 817 303 228 286 1991–1995 6649 732 300 175 257 1996–2000 2005 1058 325 267 466 2001–2005 1357 960 323 279 358 2006 and later 2256 1883 610 571 702 Year unknown 1433 1057 116 410 531 Male 11390 4656 1160 1242 2254

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1980 and earlier 4618 2072 415 550 1107 1981-1985 453 267 83 67 117 1986–1990 417 249 92 53 104 1991–1995 3074 219 82 44 93 1996–2000 879 413 120 87 206 2001–2005 502 321 106 95 120 2006 and later 836 670 221 179 270 Year unknown 611 445 41 167 237 Female 16164 8249 2346 2588 3315 1890 and earlier 6653 3463 821 1085 1557 1981-1985 903 596 210 198 188 1986–1990 810 568 211 175 182 1991–1995 3575 513 218 131 164 1996–2000 1126 645 205 180 260 2001–2005 855 639 217 184 238 2006 and later 1420 1213 389 392 432 Year unknown 822 612 75 243 294

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

The majority of immigrants who currently reside in Ruma have moved from the territory of Croatia (55.27%) and Bosnia and Hercegovina (38.24%).

Table 29. Structure of immigrants by the area they migrated from, 2011. Migrated from other countries

Total From the former Yugoslav republics From other countries Bosnia Macedonia Slovenia Croatia Montenegro

14642 5600 164 84 8092 107 595 Ruma

5732 3204 111 27 2182 45 163 1980 and earlier

492 301 11 19 85 9 67 1981–1985

409 277 15 4 84 5 24 1986–1990

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5917 1067 5 24 4776 6 39 1991–1995

947 260 7 3 598 12 67 1996–2000

397 181 - 1 150 12 53 2001–2005

373 132 10 - 78 13 140 2006 and later

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia,, 2011

4.13.2 Daily migrations

The largest number of daily immigrants in Ruma travel to other villages of the municipality.

Table 30. Daily migrations by the type of migrants, 2011

Immigrant population

Living in the same place since birth 26785

From the Republic of Serbia and :

Total 27554

All 12905

From different settlement but the same municipality 3506

From different municipality but the same district 3830

From different districts 5569

Immigrant population from abroad

Total 14642

From the former Yugoslav republics 14047

From other countries 595

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

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5. Housing Resources 5.1 Housing Statistics

Housing statistics have changed compared to previously observed 2002 and the previous census. The municipality of Ruma, according to the last census, has an average of 37.9 apartments per 100 inhabitants, which is slightly less compared to the average for the Srem District (38.3), but significantly less compared to the average of the Republic of Serbia (41.9).

Table 31. Comparative summary of the population density by censuses of 1991, 2002 and 2011 1991 2002 2011 Population in the municipality 18,355 19,965 20,593 of Ruma Population in the Srem District 103,126 112,257 119,707 Population in Serbia 2,556,092 2,743,996 3,012,923 Source: Census of the population of the Republic of Serbia, 2011.

The municipality of Ruma and the Srem District have the same average number of persons per apartment (2.6), whereas the average for the Republic of Serbia is 2.4. Below is the graphical representation of the comparative summary of the average number of apartments per 100 inhabitants according to the censuses in 2002 and 2011.

Graph 20. Average number of apartments per 100 inhabitants 50 40 30 20 10 0 Ruma District Serbia 2002. 2011.

Table 32. Apartments by property and the right according to which the household uses the apartment in an area, 2011. Private Other Private property property of 2 Public(state) Area Total property of 1 person or more property types persons Municipality of Ruma 21,062 16,337 3,146 143 221 Srem District 132,406 10,107 16,566 1,035 1,116 Serbia 3,231,931 2,690,028 231,833 25,142 26,522

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Source: Census of the population of the Republic of Serbia, 2011.

The highest percentage of the apartments in the municipality of Ruma is privately owned by one person (82%), 16% are privately owned by two or more persons.

Graph 21. Apartments by ownership in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 Public (state) Other property property, 1% types, 1% Privately owned by two or more persons, 16% Privately owned by one person, 82%

Table 33. Occupied apartments by the basis on which the household uses the apartment, 2011.

Area Total Ownership Lease Rent Kinship Other Municipality of Ruma 17,828 15,790 259 861 900 18 Srem District 101,897 90,094 1,429 4,968 5,352 54 Serbia 2,423,208 2,121,484 40,900 122,530 136,949 1345

Source: Census of the population of the Republic of Serbia, 2011.

Graph 22. Occupied apartments by the basis on which the household uses the apartment, per area 2011 100% 18 54 1,345 98% 900 5,352 136,949 96%

94% Other 92% 861 4,968 122,530 90% Kinship 259 1,429 88% 40,900 Rent 86% Lease 84% 15,790 90,094 2,121,484 Ownership 82% 80% Municipality of Srem District Serbia Ruma

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Based on the data from the 2011 Census, in the municipality of Ruma 88% of households live in their own apartments and only 5% rent the apartment.

Table 34. Apartments for permanent residence by number and size, 2011

Srem District Municipality of Ruma Apartment size No Size No Size (m2) дo 30 5,968 150,908 919 23,443 31-40 8,916 335,708 1,533 57,045 41-50 13,716 658,571 2,424 115,946 61-80 30,460 2,216,934 5,279 385,367 81-100 22,015 2,085,686 3,657 345,015 101-120 7,627 879,352 1,245 142,751 121-150 6,248 886,054 1,029 145,385 150 and more 6,912 1,349,980 1,114 218,814 Source: Census of the population of the Republic of Serbia, 2011.

In the territory of the municipality of Ruma and in the Srem District, the most numerous apartments are the ones of 61-80 m2, while the number of 30 m2 apartments is the smallest.

Table 35. Number and size of a housing unit by type, area, 2011

Apartments Apartments Temporary Apartments for occupied during used only Facilities used for Facilities Apartments Occupied unoccupied Abandoned leisure and seasonal as business living and for occupied out Collective total apartments apartments apartments recreation agricultural works facilities business activities of necessity housing units Number of apartments and surface area in m² REPUBLIC OF SERBIA ¹ Total Number 3,231,931 2,423,208 475,759 113,956 177,989 23,530 17,489 5,563 7,635 702 Area surface in m² 230,518,414 179,703,282 31,741,687 6,404,089 10,379,218 1,102,303 1,187,835 297,419 134,458 0 Srem District Total Number 132,406 101,897 14,427 3,383 11,875 501 323 175 222 22 Area surface in m² 10,264,448 8,332,697 1,061,622 202,979 621,546 20,553 25,051 10,452 3,912 0 Рума Total Number 21,062 17,828 2,370 395 366 39 64 46 47 1 Area surface in m² 1,657,264 1,431,747 173,677 24,229 20,244 1,921 5,446 2,518 775 0 Source:The Republic Statistical Office ¹ From 1999, without the data for Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija

The municipality of Ruma has the largest percentage of occupied apartments, even 84.65% compared to the Srem district – 76.96% and the Republic of Serbia – 74.98%.

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Table 36. Apartments by the number of households in the municipality of Ruma, 2011

2002 2011 No of apartments with single household 17,142 17,195 No of apartments with two households 1,160 572 No of apartments with three or more households 84 61 Total number of occupied apartments 18,408 17,828 Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

Graph 23. Apartments by the number of households in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 20,000

15,000 17,195

10,000 17,142 5,000 1,160 572 84 61 0 No of apartments with single No of apartments with two No of apartments with three or household households more households

2002. 2011.

Table 37. Structure of the occupied apartments by the number of persons, 2011

Share percentage in the total number of apartments in the Municipality of Ruma municipality (%) Total number of occupied apartments 17,828 100.00 No of apartments with 1 person 3,502 19.64 No of apartments with 2 persons 4,344 24.36 No of apartments with 3 persons 3,557 19.95 No of apartments with 4 persons 3,322 18.63 No of apartments with 5 persons 1,679 9.41 No of apartments with 6 persons 969 5.43 No of apartments with 7 and more persons 455 2.55 Data source: The Republic Statistical Office

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In the structure of the occupied apartments the majority of apartments in Ruma are the apartments with one household (96.44%), and the apartments which occupy 2 persons (24.36%).

Table 38. Structure of the occupied apartments by the number of rooms per area, 2011.

Share percentage in the number of apartments in the Ruma municipality (%) Srem District Serbia1 total 17,828 100.00 101,897 2,423,208 One-bedroom 1,719 9.64 9,741 327,906 Two-bedroom 5,258 29.49 29,614 845,977 Three-bedroom 5,431 30.46 30,277 701,899 Four-bedroom 2,986 16.74 17,841 318,333 Five-bedroom 1,290 7.23 7,721 117,585 Six-bedroom 681 3.81 3,894 64,268 Seven-bedroom 224 1.26 1,307 19,739 Eight-bedroom 128 0.71 867 15,253 Nine-bedroom and larger 111 0.62 635 12,248 Source: The Republic Statistical Office ¹ From 1999, without the data for Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija

According to the share of the total number of apartments in the municipality of Ruma the majority constitute the tree-bedroom apartments– 30.46%, then two-bedroom apartments (29.49%) followed by the four-bedroom apartments (16.75%).

Table 39. Number of apartments by appliances and installation and the right of use in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 Apartments total Occupied residential units No No % Total 21,062 17,828 100 Public water supply 15,111 13,273 74.45 Other types of water supply 4,460 3,807 21.35 Hydraulic accumulator and the like. 659 472 2.39 Public sewage 9,974 8,714 48.87 Septic tank and the like 10,256 8,838 49.57 Electrical energy 20,906 17,785 99.76 Heating 14,746 13,077 73.35

Apartments without installation 108 41 0,23 Source: The Republic Statistical Office

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As far as the installation in the apartments is concerned, most of the occupied housing units in the municipality of Ruma are supplied with electricity (99.76%), have public water supply (74.45%) and heating (73.35%).

GRAPH 24. OCCUPIED HOUSING UNITS BY EQUIPPED INSTALLATION

Apartments without installation; 0.23 Public water supply; Heating; 73.35 74.45

Other types of water supply; 21.35

Hydraulic accumulator and the like; 2.39

Electrical energy; Public sewage; 48.87 99.76

Septic tank and the like; 49.57

Table 40. Occupied apartments by the type of heating and energy for heating, 2011

Wood and Electric Other sources Total Coal alike Heating oil Gas fuel energy of energy Occupied apartments by type of heating and energy source in municipalities and cities REPUBLIC OF SERBIA ¹ Central heating 535,456 335,467 267,089 402,975 469,648 68,358 2,111 FloorNo central/floor level heating level 498,835 165,797 301,996 4,265 120,374 56,083 5,391 heating installation 1,386,460 222,469 1,049,500 936 122,964 252,231 9,204 Srem District Central heating 7,680 242 719 6,041 7,680 818 11 FloorNo central/floor level heating level 26,917 6,568 13,173 207 15,267 1,548 259 heating installation 67,163 10,447 49,335 39 17,580 6,320 445 Ruma Central heating 2,492 90 271 2,492 2,492 207 3 FloorNo central/floor level heating level 3,990 875 2,014 35 2,552 215 25 heating installation 11,317 2,103 7,920 9 3,709 921 73 Source: The Republic Statistical Office ¹ From 1999, without the data for Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija

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In the municipality of Ruma the percentage of households with central heating is almost the same as the ones with panel heating, while the total of 11,317 apartments is without installation and they mainly use wood for heating their apartments (around 70%).

5.2 Housing Construction

In 2011, the average size of the constructed apartments in the municipality of Ruma (77.5 m2) is slightly lower than the average for the Srem district (78.0 м2) but above the average recorded for the Republic of Serbia (64.2 m2). What is peculiar for the Srem district and even for the municipality of Ruma is that all apartments finished in 2011 are privately owned.

Table 41. Housing construction, 2011

Total number of finished Total number of Constructed Total number of Total number of privately unfinished apartments Average surface area finished unfinished owned privately owned per 1000 of finished apartments apartments apartments apartments inhabitants apartments (m2) REPUBLIC OF SERBIA ¹ 18,449 20,070 16,083 8,153 2.5 64.2 Srem District 977 845 977 583 3.0 78.0 Ruma municipality 206 173 206 173 3.7 77.5 Source: The Republic Statistical Office ¹ From 1999, without the data for Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija

In recent years there has been a decrease in construction of housing units. In 2013 the average size of the finished apartments in the municipality of Ruma (54.1%) fell by as much as 23.4% compared to 2011, in the Srem district (64.1%) by 13.9%, and in the Republic of Serbia (63.1%) there is a slight fall of only 1.1%.

Table 42. Number and size of the apartments constructed in 2011/2012/2013

2011 2012 2013 Size of Size of Size of No of finished No of finished No of finished finished apartments, finished apartments, finished apartments, apartments m2 apartments m2 apartments m2 REPUBLIC OF SERBIA ¹ 18,449 1,184,689 15,223 945,145 13,505 852,488 Srem District 977 76,221 731 52,758 587 37,640 Ruma 206 15,960 188 11,678 120 6,486 Source: The Republic Statistical Office ¹ From 1999, without the data for Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija

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5.3 Market Prices

The market price of the apartments in Ruma varies depending on the zone, so the average price per square meter in the first zone is approximately €530 /m2, while the price in the second zone is about €470/m2, and in the third zone around €220 /m2 respectively. The house prices are lower and range from €290 /m2 for the houses in the town centre to €220 /m2 for the houses on the outskirts of the town.

Table 43. Average price per square meter by zones in the municipality of Ruma, 2014 (in RSD)

I Zone II Zone III Zone IV Zone Apartments 64,000 57,000 27,000 Houses 35,000 32,000 27,000 Business and other facilities 75,000 70,000 30,750 12,650 Parking garage and garage lots 19,000 17,000 8,000 Construction land 515 700 515 Agricultural land 100 70 Land not used as construction but as agricultural land 100 Forest land 63 Source: Decision on establishing the average price of a square meter of a real estate and property tax for 2015 on the territory of the municipality of Ruma

Table 44. Estimated cost of construction, August 2014 2014/August Rehabilitat ion of nonreside ntal into Installatio Constructi residential n New on Reconstru Rehabilitat housing Restoratio constructi Maintenan Total construction addition ction ion units n on ce Estimated value of construction works, thousands RSD, 2011 REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Total 17,791,449 16,182,446 980,708 380,405 35,124 17,800 129,339 16,450 49,177 Buildings 7,708,916 6,423,543 911,062 249,927 35,124 17,800 10,483 16,450 44,527 Housing units 3,453,716 3,095,180 232,817 66,598 15,321 17,800 6,061 10,183 9,756 Srem District Total 1,373,287 1,288,057 63,259 17,000 1,024 0 0 2,386 1,561 Buildings 1,281,706 1,199,059 63,259 14,417 1,024 0 0 2,386 1,561 Housing units 156,717 130,150 15,683 9,587 501 0 0 500 296

Ruma Total 996,447 988,297 0 6,900 1,024 0 0 200 26 Buildings 987,516 979,366 0 6,900 1,024 0 0 200 26 Housing units 11,091 7,287 0 3,077 501 0 0 200 26 Source:The Republic Statistical Office ¹ From 1999, without the data for Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija

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Table 45. Prices of new apartments, the first half of 2014

2014/first half The average price of new apartments, in 2011 REPUBLIC OF SERBIA ¹ Average size of apartments, m2 54 Average price per m2 - total, RSD 134,139 Price of building land per m2, RSD 33,117 Cost of construction per m2, RSD 81,344 Other costs per m2, RSD 19,678 Belgrade region Average size of apartments, m2 60 Average price per m2 - total, RSD 176,055 Price of building land per m2, RSD 50,036 Cost of construction per m2, RSD 104,418 Other costs per m2, RSD 21,602 Ruma Average size of apartments, m2 43 Average price per m2 - total, RSD 65,082 Price of building land per m2, RSD 6,908 Cost of construction per m2, RSD 55,620 Other costs per m2, RSD 2,553 Source: The Republic Statistical Office ¹ From 1999, without the data for Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija

The average size of the new apartments that are built in Ruma is 43 m2, which is below the average even for the Belgrade region and for the Republic of Serbia. As far as the average price per m2 is concerned – in the municipality of Ruma it is significantly lower compared to the newly built housing units in Belgrade.

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6. Economy

6.1 Economic Structure

Ruma is today, at the beginning of the 21st century, one of the economic and cultural centers of the Srem District and its present economic role reflects its rich history of entrepreneurship and the place where the hard-working people of this area left their mark. Industry, arts and crafts, trade and agriculture build a strong economic base on the foundation that already contains previously created conditions for a further development of the municipality of Ruma and its progress, not only in the field of economy, but in the fields of culture and education.

Favorable conditions for further development of private entrepreneurship are created by, among other things, defining and special division of 5 free locations (zones) intended for the construction of facilities of small economy for different purposes, equipped with the necessary utilities and infrastructure. Good organization of work and promptness of the competent authorities, the maximum simplification of administrative procedures, allow the interested citizens and entrepreneurs to obtain the necessary permits required for the construction in a short period of time and set up their private business.

Ruma has a much diversified economy which has had its ups and downs through its development. The contribution to the development of the municipality in all its segments has been made by the companies such as: “Fabrika koza”, “Rumaguma”, “Rumaplast”, “Agroruma”, “Sremput”, “Rumen”, “Rumatrans”, shoe factory “Fruska Gora”, “Zitopromet”, etc.. Some of these companies ceased their activity in the emerging market conditions or oriented themselves to new types of production. The majority of once socially-owned companies changed their ownership structure, so the private capital became dominant which contributed to more successful business results. Small and medium enterprises have become a basis of the economic development Ruma, and among these we should definitely mention: “Andrijasevic”, “Agromih”, “Frigo Zika-Soko”, “BB Elektronik”, as well as craft, catering and trading companies.

The greatest potential for attracting investments and economic development lies in the attractive industrial zone – Ruma Junction (Rumska petlja), which is divided into five blocks and all of them are located in the vicinity of the highway, while the wide network of regional roads creates provide easy access to the place.

6.1.1 Economic structures by sectors

In the municipality of Ruma according to the economic structure the most important position have: agriculture, with orchards and the areas under vegetables, then mill industry, vegetable processing, rubber, leather and plastic industries.

In the structure of enterprises by the sector of activity in the municipality of Ruma the majority of enterprises are the ones in the field of trade (42%), followed by the companies in the manufacturing industry (17%), agriculture (12%), construction (8%), transport, storage and communications (8%), etc.

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Graph 25. Structure of enterprises by the sector of activity in the municipality of Ruma, 2011

Trade

Manufacturing Industry 13% Agriculture 8% 42% Construction 8%

Transport, storage and 12% communications Other services 17%

Table 46. Structure of the economically active population that performs a working activity by occupation, 2011 Occupations Economically active population

Total 16,166

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and the like 2357

Mining 9

Manufacturing 3,658

Supply of electricity, gas and steam 258

Water supply and waste water management, waste water treatment 328 process

Construction 1,235

Wholesale and retail and automotive repairs 2,501

Transportation and storage 1,107

Accommodation and food services 423

Information and communication 166

Financial brokerage 200

Retail estate sale and rental 18

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Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities 391

Administrative and support service activities 153

Public administration and social security 1,160

Education 875

Health care and social protection 794

Art, entertainment and recreation 151

Other community services 305

Activities of households as employers 3

Activities of republican and provincial organizations and bodies 2

Unknown 72

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

In the structure of shops by the sector of activity in the municipality of Ruma, the most numerous shops are the ones in the field of trade (35%), followed by shops in the field of manufacturing (19%), transport, storage and communication (9%), construction (9%), real estate (8%), etc.

Graph 26. Structure of shops by the sector of activity in the municipality of Ruma, 2011

Other services 20% Trade 35% Real estate 8%

Construction 9% Shops in the sector Transportation, of manufacturing storage and 19% communication9%

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In the municipality of Ruma the majority consist of small enterprises, up to 93.4%, and according to the type of management the most numerous are independent shops (99.3%).

6.1.2 Industry

The most prominent companies in the sector of manufacturing in the municipality of Ruma are the following: “Luxory Tannery”, “Mitas”, “Rumaplast”, “Zitopromet”, “Insert”, “Andrijasevic”, “Agromih”, “Frigo Zika – Soko”, “BB Elektornik”, “Adriana.teks”, “Rumatrans” and others.

6.1.3 Agriculture

Due to its geographical position the municipality of Ruma can be proud of its large areas which represent the arable land of the highest quality. About 74% of the municipal territory is under agricultural land, which puts Ruma in line with the municipalities with significant resources and great potential for further development and intensification of agricultural production. 13% of the territory is covered with forests. What is important is the fact that all types of agricultural production are present in this area. As a traditionally agricultural region, Ruma has a solid basis for the development of this activity even today. Out of the total of 17,541 households, approximately 7,000 households are engaged in agriculture.

Individual farmers find a successful cooperation with agricultural cooperatives of great importance, primarily with “Nova Buducnost” from Zarkovac. Ruma possesses industrial capacities for fruit and vegetable processing, as well as slaughter houses, silos and dryers. There is also a private cold storage in Industrial street in Ruma, as well as a farm and a slaughter house “Mesoprodukt“. A fishpond in the village of Pavlovci and the lake Borkovac are to be seen as a significant potential.

Silo capacity (no floor storage) is:

- “1.Maj” – 20,000 tons - “Zitopromet” – 20,000 tons - “Agroprodukt” – 4,500 tons - “Agrar FM” – 6,000 tons - “Mlin Putinci” – 1,500 tons - “Mlin Popovic” – 9,500 tons - “Nova Buducnost” – 10,000 tons

A great help to the potential investors in the agriculture but also to the domestic population as well is provided by socially-owned enterprise “The Agricultural Station Ruma”. Its work covers the territory of the municipalities of Ruma, Indjija and Irig with the total of 43 cadastral municipalities and 89,000 hectares of arable land. The station is located in the heart of Ruma, in Zeleznicka Street, number 12. The main activity of the socially-owned enterprise “The Agricultural Station Ruma” is advisory and consists of:

 Providing expert advice, information and assistance to agricultural producers regarding technical and technological, commercial and marketing, organizational and other aspects of agricultural production. Advisory work is done through a direct contact with agricultural producers on farms, in the agricultural station, as well as via telephone and media;

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 Organizing trainings of agricultural producers through lectures, conducting agro-technical and varietal experiments, organizing field days;  Implementing the Law and regulations of the Ministry of Agriculture, forestry and water management and the provincial secretariat for agriculture;  Providing help to agricultural producers with farm registration, writing business plans, projects, filling out forms for obtaining loans and subsidies;  Assisting in the formation of associations of agricultural producers;  Providing assistance to local communities with developing strategies related to rural development.

Advisory service consists of experts, graduate engineers in the field of animal husbandry, plant protection, crop husbandry and vegetable growing, fruit and grape growing, as well as specialists in organic production. Apart from advisory work “The Agricultural Station Ruma” performs the following activities: o Control of soil fertility o Quality control of mercantile agricultural products o Phytosanitary control o Control of the performance of basic registry services regarding livestock o Control of the seed and planting material production o Collecting, processing and distribution of all field data related to agricultural production.

“The Agricultural Station Ruma” is a member of the NGO “Agromreza” as well as the association for organic food production “Terra's“, with which the first bio-school in Srem was organized for all the producers interested in transferring to organic production. The Agricultural Station Ruma is the founder of the association “VitaS” which is a member of the national association “Eco tourism Serbia” and a fund “Tourism Cluster Srem“.

In Ruma there is also the only regional agricultural school “Stevan Petrovic Brile”, which every year prepares students for different professions related to agriculture, from agricultural and veterinary technicians, over biotechnologists and various craftsmen needed for the whole process of agricultural production. In the municipality of Ruma there are 64.2% of non-agricultural estate, 19.4% of agricultural estates and 11.5% of mixed estates. Out of agricultural estates the majority constitutes farms with the size of 5-10 ha (37.8%), followed by the ones with 1-5 ha (34.1%). According to the way of usage, much of the agricultural land in the municipality of Ruma is used as arable land and plots for the production of grains (62.8%), followed by the production of industrial crops (20.3%), vegetable crops (7.9%), fodder crops (3.7%), etc.

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Table 47. Hired labor force in rural estates in the municipality of Ruma, 2011

Total Annual working Number of workers unit

Labour force by type of production: Number of workers and annual working unit

Ruma

Total 11,302.00 5,327.09

Owners of farm household 5,406.00 2,354.56

Members of the farm households 5,577.00 2,224.22

Family farm households- full-time employees 24.00 14.46

Legal entitities and enterpreneurs -full-time employees 295.00 280.49 Family farm households-service contracts and seasonal employees 368.48 Legal entitities and enterpreneurs-service contracts and seasonal employees 84.88 Source: The Republic Statistical Office 11302 people are hired on the rural estates annually, 48% out of whom are the heads of the households. 0.21% is permanently employed, while 2.6% are legal representatives and entrepreneurs.

Graph 27. Structure of agricultural land by way of use 3% in the municipality of Ruma Wheat 2% 4%

Industrial crop 8%

Vegetables 20% 63% Forage legumes

Orchards and vineyards

Table 48. Number and size of farms by the type of production Total Size, ha No of farms The number of farms and the size of the land under different crops by the type of production Ruma Total Wheat and hulled wheat 11,062.96 2,565 Rye 3.54 6 Barley 577.96 526

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Oats 8.97 8 Corn for grain 16,650.76 3,366 Other grain products 235.55 169 Wheat total 28,539.74 3,856 Peas for dry grain 1.94 4 Beans 17.05 56 Other legumes 0.04 1 Legumes total 19.03 58 Potato 31.70 71 Sugar beet 1,614.66 39 Tobacco 479.36 66 Hop 0.00 0 Rapeseeds 282.18 3 Squash 0.00 0 Sunflower 1,421.53 324 Soya 4,063.04 837 Other crops for oil production 0.00 0 Plants for textile fiber production 0.00 0 Medicinal and aromatic plants 0.00 0 Other industrial crops 1.34 1 Industrial crops total 6,247.45 1,137 Tomato 31.45 137 Cabbage and kale 31.63 99 Pepper 41.51 130 Onion 48.41 114 Garlic 1.29 27 Cauliflower 8.44 35 Carrot 8.20 27 Pea for green bean 3.96 27 Other fresh vegetables 104.77 238 Melons (melons and watermelons) 895.66 507 Strawberries 6.58 20 Vegetables, melons and strawberries total 1,181.90 836 Flowers and ornamental plants 0.90 13 Mixture of grass 32.05 13 Corn for silage 12.95 5 Clover 309.32 311 Alfalfa 466.19 413 Other forage legumes 6.32 8 Other plants that are harvested green 2.76 4 Fodder beet 0.00 0

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Other root crops and herbaceous forage 0.40 1 Industrial crops total 829.99 734 Seeds and seedlings for sale 1,228.12 3 Other crops on arable land and plots 0.00 0 Fallows 230.57 66 Arable land and plots 39,924.06 4,312 Standing crops 548.09 1,004 Used agricultural land (UAL) 41,335,57 5,425 Source: The Republic Statistical Office

GRA P H 2 8 . PRODUCTION OF FARMING CROPS IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA 5% 3%

13% Sugar beet 40% Corn Wheat Alfalfa

Other cultures

39%

The majority of farms 3,856 in the municipality of Ruma cultivate wheat, with the size of 28,539.74 hectares, which accounts for about 69% of the total utilized agricultural land, the largest area out of which is under corn and it is 16,650.76 hectares in 3,366 households, wheat and hulled wheat amount to 11,062.96 on 2,565 farms. Industrial plants are grown on 6,247.45 hectares, which represents 15% on 1,137 farms, while soya beans are grown in 837 households and accounts for 10% of the used agricultural land. 96% of the utilized agricultural land is organized in arable land and plots. Out of the farming crops in the municipality of Ruma, the highest total yield is obtained with production of sugar beet (40%) and corn (39%), followed by production of wheat (13%), alfalfa (3%), etc.

The average yield of apples is significantly lower in the municipality of Ruma compared to the average of the Srem district and the Republic of Serbia. On the other hand, the average yield of plum is significantly higher in the Ruma municipality. The average yield of grapes is approximately equal to the average yield at the national level.

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Table 49. Farms and livestock by type of production in the municipality of Ruma, 2011

Total number of lifestock number of farms Number of farms and livestock by the type of production Ruma Total Livestock 20,308 4,470 Milking cows 1,207 448 Other cows 29 10 Cows 5,024 663 Bulls 1 1 Sows 5,305 1,856 61,310 3,681 Pigs Sheep 4,962 448

Goats 1,783 549

Horses 262 114

Donkeys 15 11

Broiler chickens 145,936 1,185

Chickens 42,798 2,481

Poultry 224,758 3,800 Rabbits 325 85 Ostriches 0 0 Source:The Republic Statistical Office

The majority of households 4,470 breed livestock units and it amounts to 20,308, while the most numerous poultry is 224,758 which is kept in 3,800 households and 61,310 pigs in 3,681 households. Compared to the average of the Republic of Serbia: the average number of livestock per 100 ha of arable land is slightly lower, the average number of sheep per 100 ha of agricultural land is significantly lower, while the average number of pigs per 100 ha of arable land is significantly higher in the municipality of Ruma.

6.1.4 Forestry

The municipality of Ruma has a significant share of the territory that is covered in forests (13%), which ranks it as one of the densely wooded municipalities in the Republic of Serbia, especially compared to the municipalities in the territory of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.

6.1.5 Companies by number of employees

The majority of enterprises in the municipality of Ruma have 1-10 employees (46.2%). Big enterprises that employ over 1,000 workers are not present in this municipality.

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6.1.6 Macroeconomic indicators

The largest part of the national income of the Ruma municipality is earned in the agricultural sector (34%), followed by the manufacturing sector (18%), trade (15%), transportation and storage (7%), construction (5%), etc. Graph 29. Structure of the national income by economic activity sectors in the Ruma municipality

20% Agriculture Manufacutring Industry 1% 35% Construction 7% Trade Transportation and storage 15% Real estate

5% 18% Other services

National income per capita earned in 2005 (the last year in which The Republic Statistical Office measured this macroeconomic indicator) in the municipality of Ruma was higher than the average for the Srem District, but slightly lower compared to the national average.

Graph 30. National income per capita (€) 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 1,392 1,489 600 1,137 400 200 0 Municipality District Serbia

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6.1.7 Export structure

The municipality of Ruma has a significantly higher export than the other municipalities of the Srem District.

Graph 31. Export value (in mil USD), January-December 2010 120

100

80

60 98.5 40 51.1 52.4 20 22.1 18.8 0 Indjija Pecinci Ruma Sremska Stara Pazova Mitrovica

Graph 31. Export value (in mil USD), January-December 2010 160 140 120 100 80 140.6 60 40 62.6 57.8 20 23.1 35.3 0 Indjija Pecinci Ruma Sremska Stara Pazova Mitrovica

The municipality of Ruma is one of the few municipalities in the Republic of Serbia which regularly produces a surplus trading goods and services with other countries.

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Graph 33. Value of the international trade surplus/deficit (in mil USD) 60 35.9 40 20 0 Indjija Pecinci Ruma Sremska Stara Pazova -20 -0.9 -16.5 Mitrovica -40 -6.7 -60 -80 -100 -88.2

6.1.8 Export structure by destination The municipality of Ruma was the largest exporter in Srem five years ago with the share percentage in export of 27.8 %, primarily because of the company “Mitas” which deals with exporting pneumatic tires to the world market.

In 2014 the municipality of Ruma, judging by the export compared to the other municipalities of the Srem District, is fourth in the export share with 16.99%, behind Sremska Mitrovica (30.76 %), Indjija (20.19) and Stara Pazova (18.47%).

6.2 Public finance

6.2.1 Revenue of the municipal budget

In the structure of revenue in the budget of Ruma, current income of 87% is dominant which is typical for other municipalities in Serbia as well.

Table 50. Revenue structure of the municipal budget, 2013

Amount in dinars (RSD) Amount in euros (€)

Total revenue RSD 1,506,208,928.02 € 13,138,357.79

Total revenue per capita RSD 27,781.74 € 241.78

Current revenues RSD 1,304,674,274.24 € 11,380,411.50

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Revenue from the sale of non-financial - - assets

Proceeds from borrowing and sale of RSD 201,534,653.78 € 1,757,946.28 financial assets

Source: The Municipal Administration of Ruma, 2014

6.2.2 Expenditures of the municipal budget

In the structure of the expeditures in the budget of the municipality of Ruma current expenditures are dominant (77% for 2014) and to a greater extent than it is typical for most other municipalities in the Republic of Serbia.

Table 51. Expenditure structure of the municipal budget, 2013

Amount in dinars (RSD) Amount in euros (€)

Total expenditures RSD 1,408,520,708.21 € 12,286,243.08

Current expenditures RSD 1,086,560,463.40 € 9,477,848.57

Total expenditures per capita RSD 19,995.96 € 174.42

Expenditures on non-financial RSD 313,082,844.81 € 2,730,958.74 assets

Expenditures for repayment of RSD 8,877,400.00 € 77,435.78 the principal and procurement of the intangible assets

Source: The Municipal Administration of Ruma, 2014

6.3 Public enterprises and institutions

Public companies

Public Company “GAS-RUMA”

The public company for natural gas distribution “GAS-RUMA” in Ruma was established based on the Decision of the City Council of the municipality of Ruma NO.01-50/94 dated 25th November, 1994 (“Official Gazette of the municipality of Srem” No.15/94) with the aim of providing a continuous and uninterrupted supply of natural gas to the consumers in terms of quantity and quality, and in accordance with the Law and General Provisions on the delivery of natural gas, energy balance and the signed contract. Its foundation aims at providing and developing a network of transmission and distribution pipeline on the territory of the municipalities of Ruma and Irig.

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Public Company “GAS-RUMA” was established from the Fund for Construction Land as an entity in charge for gasification in Ruma. Gasification, as a significant investment in the infrastructure, was started in Ruma in the early 90s in the previous century. Public Company “GAS-RUMA” in Ruma became operational on 1st January, 1995.

The company is registrated with the Register of Companies by the Statement of the Serbian Business Registers Agency BD 13487/2005 from 18th May, 2005.

In order to synchronise functioning and doing business of a public company, founding and general acts in accordance with Law on Public Enterprises, the company has allined its business and also verified it and published the data through the SBRA. The main activity of the public company “GAS-RUMA” is the distribution of fuel gas via gas pipeline marked with the code 35.22. and includes:  Natural gas distribution  Distibution system management  Distribution system maintenance and  Public supply of natural gas.

Another important activity of the public company “GAS-RUMA”, which basically stems from the core activity, is the development and construction of the pipeline over the total distribution area where the activity of gas distribution is carried out. Other activities represent the design and construction of the domestic gas installations, gas equipment, service and fitting of gas appliances. The public company “GAS-RUMA” has three licenses for the following energy activities: natural gas distribution, natural gas distribution system management and public supply of natural gas.

The total length of the constructed pipeline on the day of 31st December, 2013 is 514,290 m, 100,592m of which is steel pipeline and 413.698 m is transmission pipeline, which have 7,728 gas connections fitted and 7,583 standard and group connections, 100 individual connections for transmission pipeline 45 individual connections for distribution pipeline.

On the day of 31st December, 2013 in all the settlements of the municipalities of Ruma and Irig where the distribution and transmission pipeline was built, the gas was used by 6,976 consumers. The existing distributive gas network has the capacity to allow the connections for at least 6,000 consumers more.

In the municipality of Ruma the gasification of all settlements has been completed.

In May 2000, the company obtained the Certificate of the introduced quality system according to the standard ISO 9001:2008 following a positive evaluation by an authorised institution RWTUV from Germany.

PUBLIC COMPANY MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA

The public company “Municipal Development Agency of the municipality of Ruma” (further in the text: Public Company) was registered with the Register of Companies at the Serbian Business Registers Agency based on the Statement No.: 1567/2005 dated 14th February, 2005, Registration Number: 08639787, TIN: 101339066. The public company is a legal successor of the Public Company for Construction Land and Roads of Ruma, and since 1st January, 2004 it has been an indirect beneficiary of the Budget of the municipality of Ruma. The public company was founded and operates for an indefinite period of time, with the purpose of:

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1. Providing permanent performance of activities of general interest and meeting the needs of service users, 2. The development and improvement of activities of general interest, 3. Earning profit, 4. Gain other legally determined benefits.

The main activity of the public company is: -42.99 Construction of other non-listed facilities Apart from the previously-mentioned main activity, the public company performs other activities as well, such as the following: - 41.20 Construction of residential and non-residential buildings - 42.11 Construction of roads and highways - 43.11 Demolition - 43.12 Preparation of construction sites - 43.21 Electrical wiring installation - 71.12 Engineering activities and technical consultancy - 81.30 Environmental and maintenace services - 84.13 Organizing business and contribution to a more successful business in the field of economy

In addition to these activities the public company performs the following activities as well: - preparing proposals for long-term and medium-term action and development plans related to managing of the construction land, protection and road construction as well as the annual business plan, - performing investment and operational and technical activities of supervision during the construction of investment objects of the communal system, objects from the plan of the building land management and maintenance, protection and development of the municipal and unclassified roads and other public facilities, -performing duties in maintaining, using and improving municipal and unclassified roads, keeping record of the state on the municipal and unclassified roads, constructing and maintaining sidewalks, bicycle and pedestrian tracks stops for public, local and intercity passenger transport, maintaining and improving of traffic signal system, cleaning the snow and ice from the public roads and traffic areas and performing other activitie regarding the roads which the Republic of Serbia entrusts the Municipality, - taking part in coordinating plans and programs of public utility companies regarding building land management, monitoring, directing and coordinating the implementation of the programme of preparation and equipping of the building land, - performing professional tasks regarding the implementation process of alienation and leasing of the construction land as well as the acquisition of the construction land, - performing professional tasks regarding preparing the documentation for initiation and conduct of the expropriation procedure, administrative transfer of land-use rights and property rights for the real estate that is publically owned and taking over the construction land from the previous owners, - performing all the professional, administrative and technical activities regarding public procurement procedures for carrying out works on public buildings of general interest, - providing spatial-urban documentation with the aim of implementing the program for construction land management and providing technical documentation regarding land development, supervising effective functioning and development regarding construction land ( cadastral records with the evidence of land and property ownership as well as the level of the development of infrastructure systems), - preparing studies and analysis o on the economic justification of the construction land development, and - preparing contracts on performing activities in the domain of the public company.

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Public Company WATER SUPPLY COMPANY - RUMA

The public company “Water Supply Company” Ruma was founded by the City Council of Ruma with the priority activity of water production and supply of drinking water to the citizens and businesses in the territory of the municipality of Ruma as well as collecting, transporting and cleaning wastewater. The company has existed since 1971, and since 2001 has carried the name of the Public Company “Water Supply Company”- Ruma.

The public company “Water Supply Company” Ruma manages and maintains the water supply system of the two municipalities: Ruma and Irig, also known as Regional Water Supply “Eastern Srem”. Around 60,000 inhabitants are supplied with water from the Regional Water Supply “Eastern Srem”, i.e. the following settlements in the municipalities of Ruma and Irig: Ruma, Voganj, Stejanovci, Pavlovci, Zarkovac, Mali Radinci, Putinci, Donji Petrovci, Budjanovci, Kraljevci, Irig, Vrdnik, Rivica as well as the weekend zones in Irig and Vrdnik together with the hospital on Iriski Venac (the summit of Fruska Gora mountain), hotels, TV Tower and hydrometeorological station “Kraljeve stolice”. Water is transported from the altitude of 81 m above sea level (water treatment plant “Fiserov salas”) to the altitude of 520 m above sea level (hydrometeorological station “Kraljeve stolice”) over seven altitude zones and the same number of pumping stations.

The company operates as a single entity within which there are: I Work Unit – Common services consisting of:  Sector of general affairs  Sector of financing and accounting  Sector of commercial transactions, transportation, procurement and storage II Work Unit – Technical services which include the - sector of development and technical preparation III Work Unit – Production and distribution of water IV Work Unit – Maintenance and construction V Work Unit – Sewage and wastewater transport and treatment

The company has 148 employees out of whom there is:  1 employee with a Master’s degree  21 with a university degree  4 with a college degree  122 others

Between 5,000,000 m3 and 6,000,000 m3 of water is produced and supplied to the consumers annually, 30% out of which is delivered to the municipality of Irig. In 2013, compared to the water consumption registered, the loss of water is 44.55%. The reasons for the water loss are: old water pipes and hidden leakage on pipes and vents, leakage due to faults on water pipes, rinsing water pipes, washing filters in the water company, illegal connections.

The total number of connections to the water pipes in the municipality of Ruma in 2013 was 14,984 while in the municipality of Irig the number was 4,719 for a total of 19,703 connections.

Nowadays the water supply system consists of the following facilities:

Spring "Sava I" Q= 180 l/s Spring "Fiserov salas" Q= 60-70 l/s Water treatment plant Q= 250 l/s

Reservoirs: Consumers V= 2710 m3 In Water plant V= 1000 m3

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In Irig V= 800 m3 In Vrdnik V= 320 m3

Raw water pipeline Ø600 - 5.900 m Main pipeline Ø500 and Ø350 - 11.840 m Water supply network around the town and populated areas – total length L ~ 460 km

Water supply of the town or Ruma and 9 settlements in the territory of the municipality of Ruma (D. Petrovci, Putinci, Zarkovac, Mali Radinci, Voganj, Pavlovci, Stejanovci, Kraljevci and Budjanovci) is obtained from two water sources “Fiserov salas” and “Sava I” at Jarak.

The local springs managed by the public company “Water Supply” Ruma are:  Well for water supply of Grabovci- Vitojevci municipalities  Well for water supply of Dobrinci municipality  Well for water supply of Nikinci municipality

In addition to the above mentioned, the public company “Water Supply Company” manages the water well in the settlement Putinci and the water well in front of the settlement Mali Radinci, both of which are connected to the Regional water supply system.

The settlements Klenak, Platicevo and Hrtkovci have their own springs managed by the Local community.

Public Company “KOMUNALAC”

The public company “Komunalac” in Ruma is a legal successor of the working organization for designing, urban planning and construction, utilities and housing services “Rumaplan” which was founded by the City Council of Ruma on 10th December, 1965. At that time it existed as a basic organization of associated labor “Public Services and Utilities” within a working organization. In 1973 it operated as a basic organization of associated labor “Construction” under the working organization “Rumaplan”, and then in 1975 it transformed into the public utility company “Borkovac” which existed until 20th December, 1979. On the day of 9th January, 1980 the working organization “Komunalac” was founded – a public utility company of unlimited liability. The public company “Komunalac” in Ruma with unlimited liability was founded on 19th December, 1989 as a public company. Since 31st December, 1997 the company has been operating under the name of the Public company “Komunalac” in Ruma.

The public company “Komunalac” in Ruma is by its status a public company founded with the purpose of delivering public services and utilities of public interest to all the citizens and the economy with the aim of performing the following activities:

1. Municipal waste management – collection of municipal waste, its transport, treatment and safe disposal including managing, maintaining, repairing and closing landfills, as well as the selection and maintenace of secondary raw materials, their storage and treatment; 2. Maintaining cleanliness in areas of public use – washing of asphalt, concrete, paved and other surfaces of public use, collecting and transporting of waste from these areas, mainainenca and emptying litter bins in areas for public purposes, as well as the maintenace of drinking fountains, water wells, fountains, swimming pools, beaches and toilets; 3. Managing cemeteries and funeral services – maintenace of cemeteries and its facilities which are part of the cemetery (mortuary, chapel and crematorium), burial or cremation, maintenace of passive cemeteries and tombstones, as well as transportation of the remains of a deceased from ythe place of death to the morgue at the cemetery or to the crematorium;

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4. Managing public car parks – creating and maintaining the conditions for the use of public transport areas and the specific areas intended for vehicle parking, as well as the removal and relocation of parked vehicles setting the devices which prevent driving a vehicle to the order of the competent authority; 5. Managing markets and managing fairs – equipping, maintaining and organising activities in closed and open spaces which are intended for trade in agrifood and other products; 6. Maintaining public green areas – landscaping, current and preventive maintenance and recovery of the green recreational areas and pruning trees and cuting hedges; 7. Chimney sweeping services – cleaning and control of the chimney pipes and liners and equipment as well as ventilation ducts and equipment; 8. Activity of animal hygiene – capture, management, veterinary care and housing of stray and lost animals (dogs and cats) in animal shelters, killing terminally ill or injured lost animals, control and reduction of the population of stray dogs and cats, safe disposal of animal corpses from the areas of public use to the facilities for collection, processing or destruction of animal waste, the implementation of control measures and reduction of pest, rodent and insect population by implementing the measures of desinfection, pest and rodent control in the places of public use.

In addition to these basic activities that are of vital importance to life and to performing economic activities in the settlements, the public company “Komunalac” in Ruma also performs the activities the value of which can be achieved in the market in the conditions of free competition.

Such activities are: designing and maintenance of green areas, collection and processing of secondary raw materials, nursery production of ornamental trees and shrubs and production and sale of flowers, sale of funeral equipment and mortuary supplies, stone carving activity. The company is organized in the following way: 1. Technical operation sector within which there are work units and departments Work units: а) Operating unit “Cleanliness” Within the work unit “Cistoca” there is a department for garbage collection as well as a department for recycling and disposal and treatment of garbage б) Operating unit “Cemetery” в) Operating unit “Greenery” Services: а) Services of markets and fairs б) Parking service в) Zoo hygiene service г) Chimney sweeping service д) Technical service 2. Sector of financial, accounting and bookkeeping operations 3. Sector of the commercial business 4. Sector of the general and legal affairs

The work units listed in the organizational structure of the company are managed by the managers of the work units and heads or department managers appointed by the CEO of the company.

The main mission, the task of the public company Komunalac in Ruma is to continuously perform utility services for which it was established in the municipality of Ruma, to improve the quality of life, protect the environment and take care of the service user and employee protection with courtesy, fairness and respect of the differences bearing in mind the quality for all service users.

All employees of the public company “Komunalac” in Ruma are required to provide quality services to the users in an efficient, accurate and friendly manner. The most important thing is that every interaction between the employees and the customers is positive.

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When providing utility services, the public company ”Komunalac” in Ruma will respect the following standards:  Respecting the standard of service quality,  kindness,  professionalism,  objective, truthful and timely information,  effective handling of complaints,  user training,  awareness of the fact that every worker is “the ambassador” of the enterprise,  respecting the adopted Code of Conduct.

The vision of the public company “Komunalac” in Ruma is a set of long-term commitment in terms of:  improving the quality and increasing the volume of existing utility services and introducing the new ones;  environmental protection;  applying modern technologila and technical achievements;  training and development of its own staff as well as service users;  modernizing communication with all service users;  achieving economic prices for services;  adoption and certification of quality system and standards;  initiatives and participation in the development of environmental projects at the municipal level;  ranking the company among the leading utility companies when it comes to the reputation and the quality of work;  Modernization of the working process by introducing new means of work;  Training for providing quality service in the field of service delivery in the sector of the appropriate activity in the territory of the municipality;  Creating the identity of the company through proper education, training and professional development of the staff.

Public Company “HOUSING COMPANY”

The public company “Housing Company” was founded by the City Council of Ruma for the purpose of energy producing activities to supply and distribute hot water and steam. In addition to this activity the public enterprise “Housing Company” of Ruma performs tasks related to the sector of collective housing, registering certain parts of the building, as well as other similar task in this field.

The production system includes 1 steam and 15 hot water boilers. The capacity for total steam and hot water production for the purpose of district heating amounts to 26.9 MW. The distribution system supplies 1990 apartments which is 20% of the households in the town, i.e. 111,700 m2, and apart from that the company supplies cultural, sporting, economic and commercial facilities the total of which is 210, i.e. 22,800 m2.

Regarding the collective housing activities it performs the tasks in accordance with the agreement signed with 14 tenant assemblies.

Approximately 1,990 apartments and 210 shops are connected to the system of central heating. As energy fuel, a fuel oil (mazut) (around 78%) and natural gas (around 22%) are used.

The company has a total number of nine boiler houses and 44 substations, 40 out of which are warm water substations (direct heating) and 4 heat exchanger substations (indirect heating).According to the type of energy fuel which the fuel boilers use, the public company “Housing Company” has: • 11 fuel oil boilers • 4 natural gas boilers • 1 combi bolier which uses both natural gas and fuel oil.

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The total length of the distribution network is 15,509m, 11,759 m of which is the length of the warm water distribution network, while 3,750 m is the length of the hot water distribution network. 1,990 apartments are connected to the distribution system, i.e. 20% of the town households and 210 office space units. Area for heating: • Total area for heating 134,500 m² • Living spaces 111,700 m² • Commercial property 22,800 m².

Public Company “PLAN”

The urban public company “Plan” in the municipalities of Ruma and Pecinci (hereinafter UPC “Plan”) continuously performs tasks within the range of activities for which it was registered by applying the laws and regulations and first and foremost by applying the Law on Planning and Construction.

The company is organized in order to permanently perform professional and technical tasks of spatial and urban planning for the municipalities of Ruma and Pecinci. The tasks from the range of these activities are relevant to the work of the local self-government and they consist of monitoring and analyzing changes in space, forming a database i.e. information about the area, previously carried out studies and analysis required for producing urban plans, spatial and urban plans for spatial organization and planning of the settlements with the purpose of adding to the existing and creating the new urban values, preserving the natural and man-made values as well as coordination of construction and spatial planning.

UPC “Plan”, for the purposes of the municipalities of Ruma and Pecinci, performs tasks of planning regulations by creating urban conditions which represent the basis for issuing the rules and regulations for construction of the facilities, performs technical inspections of the constructed buildings which are privately owned, provides professional assistance to the bodies of the Local self-government and Planning boards. For the purpose of a legal entity or a natural person, urban projects of allotment and re-allotment are developed, geodetic surveys are carried out and marking, with the aim of creating construction lots, landscaping and determining the conditions for the construction of complex buildings, is performed, units and floor plans are designed for the purpose of registration of the condominium property on separate parts of the building, etc.. On the basis of the authorization obtained by the Republic Geodetic Authority, UPC “Plan” performs geodetic activities for its own purposes – creates updated geodetic bases for the development of spatial and urban plans, and performs other geodetic activities for legal entities and individuals at their request.

Staff structure: UPC “Plan” has 19 employees with the following qualifications: - 11 with a university degree (4 graduate engineers of architecture, 1 graduate engineer of construction, 1 graduate landscape architect, 1 electrical engineering graduate, 1 graduate economist, 2 LLBs, 1 with BA in tourism and hospitality), - 3 with tertiary education (2 geodets, IT technician), - 5 with completed secondary education ( 1 construction technician, 1 with high school education, 1 associate in mathematics, 1 electrical technician for automatic control, 1 textile technician). The company has the adequate office space and equipment for quality work on the development urban planning documentation and other documents.

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Public Institutions

Public Company “SOCIAL WELFARE CENTER”

“Social Welfare Center” in Ruma was founded in 1962 with the aim of meeting the needs of the citizens of Ruma in the field of social and family legal protection, in accordance with the Law on social security and family economic well- being, the Family law as well as other applicable legal regulations. In addition to this, the Center also provides the services which are in accordance with the extended rights decision in the area of social protection, issued by the City Council of Ruma. The activities of the Center are aimed at prevention and и resolving problems of individuals, families and social groups in accordance with the law.

 In the area of social protection (determining the right of the family to the economic well-being,  The right for cash compensation for help and care of other person, placement in an institution for social welfare or with a foster family, skilled trade training.  In the are of family legal protection (custody, adoption, advisory work and prevention in resolving disturbed family relations, juvenile deliquency, domestic violencegender equality, а developed system of foster care for children without parents and children with special needs and their placement with foster families, etc. )  In the field of analytical research (monitoring and analytical study of the social needs and problems).

In addition to this, The Center also provides the services of the elderly care and care of the people with disabilities through Home Care Assistance. The previously-mentioned activities are done by 26 workers three out of which are nurses and one is a home care hurse who perform activities regarding home care and assistance. The professional organization operates on the principle of team polyvalent socila work.

The organizational structure of the center consists of professional groups and teams: o Protection team for adults and the elderly o Protection team for children and the youth o Team for planning, reporting, analytical and preventive activities o Protection team for children without parental care, children with mental and physical develoment disorders as well as children and the youth with behavioral disordes o Protection team for children from families with disturbed family relations, minors who enter into marriage and other cathegories of children and youth o Protection team for financially unsecured persons o Protection team for adults and seniors

The Center in its work applies methods of professional social work, humane relationship towards people, voluntary work of the people who are willing to help wholeheartedly to the individuals as well as families in need. The Center is always open for those who seek help, support, a kind word, as happy people rarely come by to the Centre. The Center attracts only those who can do little, but need a lot.

ELDERLY HOME “SREM”

The Elderly Home “Srem” in Ruma provides services of housing, nutrition, social work, health care, culutural services, entertainment, recreational, occupational and other services and all that based on the needs, abilities and interests of the beneficiaries. Premises and equipment: the Elderly Home “Srem” in Ruma, away from the city center, is situated on a quiet two- hectare park area, enriched with many amenities such as a rose garden, a fountain, promenade for its beneficiaries regardless of the degree of their mobility.

The capacity of the facility is 285 beneficiaries, who are situated in three buildings. The building “B” provides a lower standard of housing. In the same building there is a part for a clinic and a stationary part, where different dependent cathegories of beneficiaries are situated. The building “C” accommodates semi-dependent and dependent cathegory of beneficiaries, while the building “A” possesses the capacity of high standard, i.e. single and double rooms, studios

79 The Municipality of Ruma and apartments, which provide the required quality according to the given standards. The facilities are intended for the accommodation of beneficiaries, common spaces such as halls, dining rooms, space for working therapy and a library with over thousand books, a home cinema and a large number of films and filmed files of the life and activities of this institution. The exhibition area is for handicrafts of the beneficiaries. The beneficiaries can also benefit from a hair salon.

Within the Elderly Home “Srem” there is a chapel of St. Basil of Ostrog, where the beneficiaries can satisfy their religious needs. History of the institution: the Elderly Home “Srem” was open and started working on 6th June, 1976. Before the foundation of this institution, the activities that had been performed at the time to satisfy the needs of the senior citizens of the municipality of Ruma were created and implemented through the institutional protection.

After the building “B” was opened in 1976, in the period between 1979 and October 1988, the building “C” was constructed, an aid station was added to the building “B” and the building “A”, i.e. the facility that belongs to the high standard category, was completed.

The activities of the institution:

 Social protection of adults  Permanent housing and providing accommodation to mentally stable independent beneficiaries, who are capable of to satisfy their basic needs independantly  Permanent housing of the mentally stable semi-independent beneficiaries who are capable of satisfying their needs with the help of others  Permanent housing of the dependent beneficiaries who are mentally sane (bedridden) and the disabled beneficiaries (conditionally moving, bedridden) and the beneficiaries in the ICU  Providing nutrition to the beneficiaries  Prooviding care to the beneficiaries  Organizing work and occupational therapy  Providing barber services, hairdressing and beauty care, pedicure and similar services  Laundry, ironing, sewing household lining, clothes and bed linen of the beneficiaries  Organizing cultural entertainment, recreational and other activities for beneficiaries  Organizing and providing services of social work and other services, depending on the needs, abilities and interests of the beneficiaries  Inpatient health care  Organizing and providing health care by providing diagnosis, treatment, care, ambulance transport and other forms of medical help  Medical rehabilitation  Improvement and compensation of the existing injuries by applying physiotherapy

Services:

1. Social work services The Department of Social Wefare Center within the institution has the greatest importance and it provides social work services, psychological diagnosis and treatment, work and occupational therapy for the beneficiaries, working not only with individuals but with groups and therapeutic communities as well in the field of psychology and social psychology. This department has a function of a faster adaptation of the user to the conditions, reviewing and providing their daily needs in a variety of activities and entertainment that take place during the whole year. 2. Health and hygiene services The Elderly Home “Srem” in Ruma has 18 nurses, 2 physiotherapists, 2 doctors, and we also hire 3 consultants: a physiatrist, a neuropsychiatrist and a dentistThe organization of providing services ins not present in all three buildings. All three objects have clinics, and the building “B” also has a dental clinic. In the courtyard area and in the vicinity of the building “B” there is a room for rehabilitation of the beneficiaries. A special attention is paid to the providing health care services and maintaining superior hygiene. The whole health service is networked, and all the

80 The Municipality of Ruma health workers have undergone a computer training course. The equipment that we have in our possession and which is intended for providing health services fully meets the needs of the beneficiaries.

The Center has a total of 97 employees. All the departments in the institution, i.e. the department of social welfare, the department of health and hygiene, the department for the nutrition of beneficiaries, accounting and financial department, as well as the department for general, common, legal and technical issues function as a whole and due to their synchronised organization they provide all the necessary conditions for the life of a beneficiary in such an institution.

The investments made in 2008: - reconstruction, i.e. replacement of joinery - refurbishing the roof of the building “B” from the funds of the Ministry - because of the prevention and fire protection, the funds are obtained from the Provincial Secretariat for social policy and demography – this investment is in progress, so that the whole building will be covered with fire alarms - the replacement of flooring on the ground floor and the first floor of the building “A” was made as well as in the medical part of the building “B” - the car fleet has been upgraded, so that two passenger cars “Opel Astra” have been bought

The necessary investments: The most urgent investments for maintenance and functioning of accommodation and other facilities are: - adaptation and extention of the kitchen - complete reconstruction of the sanitary block in the building “B” - introducing signalling in the beneficiaries’ rooms - replacement of flooring in the infirmary and the floor of the building “B” - construction of the external video surveillance and automation of the entrance gates - installation of solar water heating system for sanitary use and reconstruction of water heating pipes - paving the entrance road and the plateau in front of the facility - installation of the equipment for reducing energy costs - construction of a building for an occupational therapy (installing a sundial, building aviaries for ornamental poultry and the construction of a greenhouse) - investment in the organization and standardization of work process ISO 9001 - construction of a new unit of 1,643m2 with 50 beds for mobile persons diagnosed with dementia

Tourist Organization

The Tourist Organization of the Municipality of Ruma (TOOR) was established on 15th of February, 2011 with the headquarters in Ruma, in the main street, number 172. With the aim of evaluation, conservation, protection and promotion of the values of tourism in the territory of the municipality, the Tourist Organization performs the following activities:

 Creating programs for the development of tourism in the municipality  Improving the general conditions for attracting tourist and their visit to the municipality  Impact on improving the quality of tourism and complementary facilities thus creating an attractive tourist destination  Directing and coordinating initiatives and activities of business entities and other organizations regarding creating and placement of the tourism products  Initiating and organizing activities in order to improve the quality of services in tourism, the development of cultural tourism and protection and improvement of the environment  Organizing and participating in the organization of events in the municipality  Preparing informative and promotional material and souvenirs  Performing other activities in accordance with the Law on Tourism and the Statute.

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The Tourist Organization of the Municipality of Ruma cooperates with other tourist organizations of the towns and municipalities in the country and abroad, participates in fairs and scientific, professional, cultural, sporting and other events promoting the tourism potentials of the municipality.

In the work plan of the Tourist organization of the municipality of Ruma for 2011, apart from the regular activities such as providing information, promotion, event planning and participation in fairs, it is planned that the special attention should be given to monitoring and implementation of the projects for the development of tourism. The projects are aimed at creating attractive tourist products the benefits of which will bring about a long-term competitive advantage not only on the national but also on the international market in tourism.

6.4 Financial Institutions

In the municipality of Ruma there are eleven affiliate offices of both domestic and foreign banks and one insurance company.

Table 52. Banks that operate in the municipality of Ruma, 2014

Bank Name No. of Affiliate Office AGROBANK AD BELGRADE 1 AIK BANK –AD NIS 1 ALPHA BAN SERBIA AD 1 CONTINENTAL BANK AD 1 EUROBANK EFG 1 STEDIONICA AD BELGRADE COMMERCIAL BANK AD 1 BELGRADE MERIDIAN BANK CA 1 NLB BANK AD BELGRADE 1 RAIFFEISEN BANK AD 1 VOJVODJANSKA BANK AD 1 BANCA INTESA 2 SOCIETE GENERALE 1 POST OFFICE SAVINGS 1 BANK A.D.

Table 53 . Insurance companies in the municipality of Ruma, 2014 Insurance Company No. of Affiliate Office DUNAV INSURANCE COMPANY A.D.O. 1 DDOR NOVI SAD A.D.O. 1 GENERALI INSURANCE A.D.O. 1 WIENER STÄDTISCHE A.D.O. 1 TAKOVO INSURANCE A.D.O. 1 UNIQA INSURANCE 1 Source: The Municipal Administration of Ruma

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6.5 Investments

There are several factors which rank Ruma at a very high position on the map of Serbia when we talk about potentials for foreign and domestic investment. First of all, the big cities Belgrade and Novi Sad are in the vicinity. The airport Nikola Tesla is located only 35km away from the town of Ruma, whereas the E-70 highway and railroad (Corridor 10) are located on the outskirts of the town. Corridor 10 connects Ruma with Croatia, Slovenia and the whole Western Europe but it also connects it with Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece and the eastern part. In addition to the E-70 highway, the route of the state first-class road M-21, Novi Sad – Sabac, passes through the municipality of Ruma.

Table 54. Investments in the private sector, the municipality of Ruma, 2014

Year of Type of Company Name Country Activity investment investment

Menina Slovenia Milling and wood processing 2002 Greenfield Dag Co Serbia Footwear manufacturing 2005 Greenfield Production, processing and packaging of Sigma АЗ Serbia 2006 Brownfield frozen fruit and vegetables Andric Company Serbia Production of illuminated advertising 2008 Greenfield

ICM electronics Serbia Robotics 2008 Greenfield Rumekon Serbia Metal products manufacturing 2009 Greenfield Orago Termo-Т Slovenia Milling and wood processing 2009 Greenfield Production of tomatoes, vegetables, Sagal Serbia 2009 Greenfield import and expert of fruit and vegetables Check Production of tires, retreading of rubber Mitas 2008 Privatization Republic tires Production of other electronic and Cablex-S Group Slovenia 2011 Brownfield electric wires and cables Manufacturing other products made of Europarketi Serbia 2010 Brownfield wood, cork, straw and wicker Production of thermal and cooling Frigo Zika Soko Serbia 2011 Greenfield devices

Iteко Partners Italy Re-use of sorted materials 2011 Privatization

Manufacturing other products made of Angler Serbia 2011 Greenfield wood, cork, straw and wicker Production of macaroni, noodles and Mlinotest-S Serbia 2011 Brownfield similar farinaceous products Manufacturing engines and turbines, Аlbon Plc Great Britain except the ones intended for aircrafts 2012 Greenfield and vehicle Adriana.Тex Croatia Manufacturing of other outwear 2012 Greenfield

Insert Serbia Footwear manufacturing 2012 Greenfield

Production of other clothing apparel and Capital Group Serbia 2012 Greenfield accessories Source: The Municipal Administration of Ruma, 2014

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6.6 Industrial zones and industrial parks

The infrastructure network with built high capacity power stations, well-organized water supply, gas substations, gas and sewage system, digital telecommunication station, ranks Ruma as one of the municipalities in the territory of the Republic of Serbia with the possibilities for a comfortable and modern life and work. The work zones represent the basis of the development capacity of our municipality in the territory of which there are approximately 2,000 hectares of available land for potential work zones. The urban plan defines five work zones:

EAST WORK ZONE This work zone is located in the eastern part of the town and has an excellent access from the main road I B 21 and regional roads II А 120 and II А 126. It covers 40 hectares, 35 out of which are owned by the state and 5 hectares are privately owned. Out of the available infrastructure, the zone is partially equipped with a water supply system sewage sources and internal transport infrastructure. It is intended for the programs of tertiary services such as small businesses, trade and transport activities.

SOUTH WORK ZONE The south work zone covers about 40 hectares of the construction area. The road access is provided from the regional roads II А 120 and II А 126. It is located in the immediate vicinity of the highway I B 21 Novi Sad - Sabac, and within this zone there is a railway- transportation or industrial track of the railway to the complex “Rumagume”, and plans of the detailed regulations provide their subdivisions. The construction of the facilities for the following activities: production, processing, utility services and storage space, is planned in this area. This zone is not equipped with infrastructure.

SOUTHWEST INDUSTRIAL ZONE The southwest industrial zone covers 37 hectares in the construction zone. The road access is enabled from the regional roads II А 120 and II А 126. The construction of the facilities for the following activities: production, processing, utility services and storage space, is planned in this area. This zone is not equipped with infrastructure.

WEST WORK ZONE Work zone “West” covers about 20 hectares of the construction area. The road access to the zone is enabled through the regional roads II А 120 and II А 126. The backbone of the transportation infrastructure is Industrijska Street, and the plan is to build the southern industrial roads parallel to the international railway which is used for carrying international freight. The plan is to develop these zones to the programs of secondary activities such as production, processing and storage of goods and materials.

WORK ZONE IN THE AREA This work zone is located outside the boundaries of the construction region – in the peripheral area. It boards the construction zone on the north side, the main traffic artery I B 21 in the east, the highway I A 3 (Е-70) in the south, while the border in the west is the town of Ruma itself. The zone covers 450 hectares of land and the plan is that the facilities for production and activities that are with a higher demand in terms of space, transport and infrastructure are located in this area, and the work processes of which are in accordance with environmental regulations in order to protect the environment. The zone is equipped with a partially planned infrastructure: water supply, sewage of waste water, high voltage cable line, roads, gas network.

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Table 55. Location for investors in the municipality of Ruma, 2014

Name of the location Area (m2) Ownership (%) Available utility infrastucture No total available private public Water supply, sewage and internal 1 East work zone 40 87.5 12.5 transport infrastructure Rail-transport, i.e. industrial truck 2 South industrial zone 40 30 100 0

3 Southwest industrial zone 37 37 majority Infrastructure not equipped 4 West work zone 20 20 81.4 18.6 Infrastructure not equipped Infrastructure partially equipped, 5 Work zone in the area 453.15 450 water supply, sewage, roads, gas network, high voltage line Source: The Municipal Administration of Ruma, 2014 7. Labour force

7.1 Number and structure of the labour force

According to the gender structure in the municipality of Ruma, the majority of the employees are men (58.9%), while 41.1% of the employees –women. Around 75.60 % of the employees in Ruma work in companies, institutions, cooperatives and organizations, wheras about 24.4% of them are entrepreneurs, the self-employed and their employees, which is above the average for the Srem District and the surrounding municipalities.

According to the number of employees per 1,000 people, the municipality of Indjija leads with 194 employees per 1,000 people compared to the average for the Srem District (182 employees per 1,000 people) and in the municipality of Ruma (183).

Table 56. Number and structure of the employees in the municipality of Ruma, 2011 Employees Employees Entrepreneurs No of employees per in legal 1,000 people entities Total Share of Total Share of women legal entities (%)

Srem 58,348 44.9 43,487 14,861 182 136 District

Indjija 9,283 46.0 5,763 3,520 194 121

Irig 1,247 44.8 887 360 112 80

Pecinci 3,374 45.0 2,370 1,004 157 111

RUma 10,106 41.1 7,640 2,466 183 138

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

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Graph 34. Total number of employees by municipalities, 2011

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6,000 10,106 9,283 4,000

2,000 3,374 1,247 0 Ruma Inđija Irig Pećinci

7.2 Employment by sectors

The largest numbers of employees in legal entities (28.5%) work in the manufacturing sector, and the smallest number in the real estate business (about 14 of employees).

Table 57. Structure and number of employees in companies, institutions, cooperatives and organizations, by sectors, 2011

MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA А. Agriculture, forestry, fishing 372 B. Mining 0

C. Manufacturing 2,179

D. Supply of electricity, gas and steam 249

E. Water supply and waste water management, waste water treatment 289 process

F. Construction 753

G. Wholesale and retail and automotive repairs 917

H. Transportation and storage 964

I. Accommodation and food services 16

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J. Information and communication 98

K. Financial brokerage and insurance services 78

L. Retail estate sale and rental 14

M. Professional, scientific, innovative and technical activities 125

N. Administrative and support service activities 19

O. Public administration and social security 293

P. Education 856

Q. Health care and social protection 609

R. Art, entertainment and recreation 55

S. Other community services 24

Total 7,640 Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

7.3 Average income

The average gross and net earnings in the municipality of Ruma are lower than the average for the Srem district and even lower compared to the national average.

In the municipality of Ruma the average income without taxes and contributions by the employee in the period from January to December 2007 – 2011 has a positive trend. The amount of a net salary at the end of 2011 is by 25% higher compared to the year 2007.

Table 58. Comparative summary of the average net salary per employee by years, 2011

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Ruma Municipality 25,011 28,211 27,251 28,663 31,322

Srem District 26,318 31,216 28,123 29,442 32,029

Republic of Serbia 27,759 32,746 31,734 34,142 37,976

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011, *without taxes and contributions from January to December in RSD

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* GRAPH 3 5 . AVERAGE NET SALARY IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA BY YEARS , 2 0 1 1 35,000 31,322 28,663 30,000 28,211 27,251 25,011 25,000

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*Without taxes and contributions from January to December in RSD

Table 59. Comparative summary of the gross salary per employee by year, 2014

2007 2010 2014* *calculation refers to the month of October 2014 (in RSD) Ruma Municipality 34,845 39,744 52,269 Srem District 36,798 40,853 54,316 Republic of Serbia 38,744 47,450 61,963

Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011,2014

7.4 Income by sector1

The highest net income in the municipality of Ruma is obtained in the Financial sector (€717),з followed by the manufacturing and supply of electricity, gas and water (€444), public administration (€393), construction (€378), health care (€359), agriculture (€348), etc. on the other hand, the lowest income is made in the trade sector (€166) and real estate business (€180).

1The Republic Statistical Office does not possess the latest data, part 7.4 taken from 2007

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7.5 Employment2

According to the data of the Republic Statistical Office in the municipality of Ruma on 31st March, 2013, there were 9,346 people employed:

 Employees in commercial companies, enterprises and institutions: 7,173  Entrepreneurs and their employees: 2,173.

The majority of the employees work in the manufacturing industry 26.93%, followed by education 12.24%, followed by trade, automotive repairs 11.11%, health care and social workers 9.09%, transport and storage and communication 8.81%, construction 7.89%, agriculture 5.77%, public administration and social securely 4.35%. And 13.8% work in other sectors.

Graph 36. Employment by activity sectors in the municipality of Ruma, 2014 (%)

Municipal administration and Other social welfare, 4.35 sectors, 13.8 Processing Agriculture, 5.77 industry, 26.93

Construction, 7.89 Education, 12.24

Transport, storage and communications, 8.81 Health and social Trade and automotive protection employees, repairs, 11.11 9.08

Compared to the year 2011 when there were 10,086 people employed, 740 persons (i.e. 7.84 %.) is employed in 2013 which is fewer.

According to the data of the Tax Administration Office, 1,234 of small, medium and large companies operate in the municipality of Ruma. The importance of small and medium-sized enterprises is reflected in the fact that they survive easily in the times of crisis, as they adapt to the new changes and business conditions very fast.

According to the Serbian Business Register Agency there are 416 enterprises in the municipality of Ruma.

In this number of companies the small enterprises account for 93.99%, followed by the medium enterprises with 4.81%, and the large enterprises with 1.20%. The commercial enterprises with the largest number of employees are: "Mitas" (563 employees), Sremput" (391 employees), „DAG-CO“ " (290

2 Source : Local Employment Action Plan of Ruma, 2014

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Informal employment3

Work in the grey market is characterized by low wages and low productivity, low level of safety at work, poor working conditions, non-payment of basic health and social security.

The labor market in the informal economy in 2013 recorded no major changes compared to the year 2012, except that it increased slightly, and there were great predispositions for the expansion of the grey economy due to the high taxes and social security contributions.

Work in the informal economy, which is most prevalent among young people, decreases with the age and acquiring work experience, and it is connected with educational level, so the less educated are more likely to accept in the informal economy.

7.6 Unemployment4

Table 60. Structure of the unemployed and job seekers by gender, December 2011 Total First time job Without Women Per 100 seekers qualifications people Total % Total % Total % Ruma 5,924 2,100 35.4 2,466 41.6 3,014 50.9 107 Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, 2011

3Source : Local Employment Action Plan of Ruma, 2014 4Source : Local Employment Action Plan of Ruma, 2014

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8. Public Resources

8.1 Traffic infrastructure

Ruma is a cultural and economical centre of the municipality with the total area of 582.06 km2, which is above the average values for the municipalities in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina so that it is ranked 14th on the list out of 45municipalities according to its area. The area of the municipality of Ruma is completely equipped with the transport infrastructure. The most important transport system in the municipality of Ruma is: Belgrade-Zagreb highway, Sabac-Novi Sad main road as well as Belgrade-Zagreb railway. These communications link Ruma with the major urban, industrial and consumer centers (Belgrade - 60 km, Novi Sad - 36 km, Sabac - 35 km). The road network in the municipality is relatively well developed. All the settlements are connected to the municipal center via roads.

8.1.1 Road transport

Ruma is characterized by a favorable geographical position which is accentuated by the presence of corridor Е-70 which intersects the northern part of the municipality, as well as the proximity of the part of the highway Е-70 through which the municipality is enabled to be actively involved in the primary road network.

The motor way I B 21 Novi Sad-Irig-Ruma- Нови Сад - Ириг - Рума – Sabac intersects the municipality in the direction north-south. Regional roads II А 120 ( R 103) direction Sremska Mitrovica - Ruma – Pecinci, II А 127 Putinci – Stara Pazova and II А 126 RUma - Putinci – Indjija - Slankamen, II B 314 Ervedik -Bingula- Calma- Mandjelos- V. Radinci – Ruma as well as the large number of local roads connect this area with the rest of the district.

Table 61. Road network length, 2014

Municipality Share percentage of the Srem District (km) (km) roads of the same category in the Srem district (%) Road length - total 205 17.49 1,172 Modern road network 169 16.55 1,021 Magistral total 39 16.32 239 modern road 39 16.32 239 network Regional total 47 12.63 372 modern road 47 13,31 353 network Local total 119 21.21 561 modern road 83 19.35 429 network Source: Department for Construction, Ruma, 2014

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8.1.2 Rail transport and infrastructure

Rail traffic is present through two international railway lines: Vienna – Budapest- Belgrade –Athens and Belgrade –Zagreb – Vienna that intersect the municipality.

Table 62. Turnover of goods and passengers in rail transport, 2005

Municipality Share of the municipality Srem District in the total turnover in the district (%)

No of railway stations 7 35.00 20

No of passengers 128,915 22.55 571,687

No of packages 67,230 28.10 239,252

Source: Profile of the municipality of Ruma, 2009

8.1.3 Air traffic

When it comes to air transport, due to the proximity and close connection to the highway, the international airport “Nikola Tesla” in the vicinity of Belgrade can be used.

8.1.4 Water traffic

The southern and western part of the border of the municipality is formed by an international waterway – the Sava River with the ports in Sremska Mitrovica and Sabac.

8.2 Utility Infrastructure

8.2.1. Water supply

In order to solve the problem of water supply, the town of Ruma built a water supply network in 1971 in town, as well as a water source on the location of the picnic area “Borkovac” north of the urban area where seven water wells were built. Very soon it became evident that the spring “Borkovac” had a limited capacity and that in order to find lasting solutions we should turn to the area near the Sava River, i.e. the Sava and Drina alluvium.

As a temporary solution, a water source “Fiserov salas” was built in 1977 with the capacity of 50 l/s and the main pipeline of Ø 500 from the water source to the entrance of the town of Ruma (the length of which is 6100m). Up to now 12 research and exploitation of water wells have been built at the water source. All the water wells are dug out using the direct drilling method, with an average depth of 130-140 m. Their initial capacity was 16l/s but it decreased over time, so that the average water supply from this water well is 60l/s of water on a daily basis (out of 7 wells that are still operational). The water from this water source, due to its quality and without being previously treated with chlorine, is distributed to consumers.

The table lists, in a chronological order, the dates of inclusion of certain water wells in regular use:

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Table 63: Dates of the inclusion of water wells in regular use, 2014 Cadastral lot, cadastre Well Date of inclusion Current capacity (l/s) municipality Jarak B-1, B-3, B-4 26/08/1977 only B1 operational 259/3, 252/2 B-2 10/04/1978 12 259/2 B-5 06/08/1980 12 267/2 B-6 30/09/1981 12 76/5 B-7 30/07/1983 not operational 290/1 B-9 08/05/1984 not operational 252/2 B-8 14/06/1984 not operational 261/1 B-10 22/06/1984 12 252/2 B-11 December 1984 12 76/4 B-12 May 2009 16 252/2 Source: Public Company Water Supply, Ruma, 2014 * wells: B-3, B-4, B-7, B-8 and B-9 are not operational

On 9th September, 1981 the Agreement on the Design Solutions for the Regional Water Supply “Eastern Srem” was signed between the Self-managing Community of Interest for basic water regulation in Ruma and the Institute for Construction in The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. This document includes the borders of Ruma, Irig, Indjija, Stara Pazova and Pecinci.

The project of the regional water supply has been implemented only partially due to the lack of initial funds of the municipalities involved in the project, but it represents a perspective for the future as the advantage of the regional water supply is reflected in the possibility of providing enough water for a longer period of time.

The second source, within the concept of the Regional water supply – the water source “Sava I” was built on the eastern side of the road M-21 Novi Sad – Sabac in the forest of Dobrec. The source has existed since 1984 and its opening was preceded by a detailed feasibility study works performed by the Institute for the development of Water Resources “Jaroslav Cerni“in Belgrade. The digging of the water well was planned in two stages, the first of the water wells from the series is 500m away from the village Jarak, and the whole series of water wells located in the forest of Dobrec, between the road Jarak-Hrtkovci and the Sava River. All water wells were built using the reversed method with the average depth of 50m. The initial capacity of the water well was about 45l/s, however, during the time that capacity decreased, so that today we get 180l/s from this water well (out of 8 operational wells, the last was built and equipped in 2006). Building of 14 water wells has been planned in the study works at this water source.

Table 64. Years of putting the water wells in regular use, their capacity, and the number of the cadastral plot, 2014

Cadastral plot in

Current capacity the cadastral Water Well Date of inclusion (l/s) municipality

Jarak

JB-1 1985 not operational 1331/3 JB -2 1985 30 2659/1

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JB -3 1988 20 2659/1 JB -4 1989 32 2659/1 JB -5 1989 30 2659/1 JB -6 1996 35-40 2659/1 JB -7 1996 35-40 2659/1 JB -8 2003 35-40 2659/1 JB -9 2006 45 2659/1 Source: Public Company Water Supply, Ruma

On the location of the water source “Fiserov salas”, the water treatment plant was built in 1985 with the capacity of 250-300 l/a: aeration, filteration, disinfection with the necessary equipment for drinking water supply to the municipalities of Ruma and Irig as well as TS (10/0,4 кW, 2x630 кWА). In the same year the pipeline of Ø600 and with the length of 5900m was built to transport raw water from the water source Sava I to the water plant “Fiserov salas”.

For both water sources the Study on the reserves of the slightly mineralized ground water was done and the Certificate of the reserves was issued by the Provincial Secretariat for energy and mineral resources from Novi Sad. Also, the project of zones and areas of the sanitary protection was done for both water sources and based on that the Ordinance on the establishments of sanitary protection zones at the water souces Sava I near Jarak and “Fiserov salas” was issued by the Ministry of Health in Belgrade.

Assessment of the situation The current system has been meeting the needs for water of their consumers with a certain effort in the last few years, although the industry functions with reduced capacity. There are several problems:

a) Residents in the upper (northern) parts of the town experience problems with low pressures (settlement “Detelina” and Lamele) – mostly the fourth and the fifth floors, the houses near Irig road, the settlements east of Ruma (Mali Radinci, Zarkovac, Putinci, Donji Petrovci), especially in the hours of peak demand b) The settlements Irig and Vrdnik are sent a limited amount of water due to the problems with а) the needs in these parts are larger and tend to go even higher c) The reservoir in “Borkova” is filled during the night, but rarely reaches its maximum d) Insufficient diameter of the pipeline of Ø500mm from the water factory to the C.S. “Borkovac” in Ruma

The technical condition of the system has deteriorated in recent years due to the fact that the existing asbestos network is very old (30 years old), and that at that period the sewage network of Ruma was built and certain streets were reconstructed which lead to the subsidence of the soil and more frequent pipeline breaking. Also, the capacity of the water well at the water source in Jarak is decreasing (the first well was built 30 years ago), the narrow „opening“ of the system represents the main pipeline of Ø500 from “Fiserov salas” to Ruma the diameter of which is not sufficient to provide enough water for all the consumers. Some of the major problems are: unresolved property issues on the location of “Fiserov salas”, the town of Sremska Mitrovica, the cadastral municipality Jarak, the user of the plots the Ministry of agriculture, water management and forestry and on the location at the spring “Sava I”, the town of Sremska Mitrovica and the cadastral municipality Jarak, the user of the plot Vojvodina sume – Forestry land Sremska Mitrovica, with issuing location/construction permit for building new wells.

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The funds that are being provided are small and insufficient for the improvement of the conditions of water supply, especially in summer months, when the lack of water is evident. Without additional investments in the water supply system a further development of the population and industry in the territory of the Ruma municipality is not possible. When issuing technical requirements of connecting, the needs of the potential consumers’ will be thoroughly analyzed, especially the ones who will have to build reservoirs in order to provide continuous water supply, i.e. the issue of the technical water supply will be resolved from some other source (well).

Needs and opportunities for the development of the water supply system, priorities

 Drilling, equipping and connecting of the two new wells at the springs “Sava I” and “Fiserov salas”  Solving property relations on the location of the spring , i.e. the purchase of the land at the water source  Construction of the main pipeline of Ø500 from the water plant “Fiserov salas” to the C.S. “Borkovac” in Ruma  Solving the problem of water supply to the settlements in the eastern part of the municipality of Ruma (eastern subsystem).  Solving the problem of water supply to the settlements in the southern part of the municipality of Ruma (southern subsystem).

8.2.2. Sewage system

The system of sewage network of of the town of Ruma is separately built and consists of:  The main collectors (Eastern, Western and Central) made of asbestos pipes with the total length of 17km of Ø200-Ø600  Secondary street sewage network made of PVC of the total length of 86km of Ø200-Ø250  Waste water treatment equipment

The plant for waste water treatment with the capacity of 40,000 ES was built and became operational 30 years ago (1983) in the town of Ruma. With the increase in population and the stagnation of the economy, the funds for the maintenance of the plant were less and less allocated, which led to the fact that the plant stopped its work completely in the last ten years. Now the economy is slowly stabilizing, and the town of Ruma has completed a program of expanding the town’s sewage network (100% of the town’s coverage). The unit for the waste water treatment was put in an awkward position because the existing technical equipment outdated in time and was completely ruined. The basic concept of the waste water treatment is based on anaerobic process with waste-activated sludge for water, and the extended aeration with additional chemical stabilization and a forced sludge dehydration is intended for this sludge treatment.

In 1998, i.e. 2000, the Preliminary and Final Designs for the reconstruction and expansion of the equipment for waste water treatment were done with the capacities extended to 80.000ES; however, this project was not implemented due to the lack of financial funds. As this is a big investment and difficult to get funding for, it was decided in 2006 to begin with the revitalization of the part of the equipment within the existing technology and the degree of the development of facilities on the Unit for the wastewater treatment of the town of Ruma. A part of new equipment has been purchased and the work on prevention has been determined by the contract: a lattice conveyor, a worm pump and a sand filter.

During 2008 the improvement of the equipment was started (construction works) according to the project of Improvement (designed in 2008 by the project office “Pro-ing” from Novi Sad) as something that comes

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before the reconstruction and extension. The works on improvement include the improvement of the following facilities and equipment: aeration basins, dividing buildings, a medium canal for sludge recirculation, secondary sedimentation tanks, a drainage canal of the treated water, pumping stations for sludge recirculation, pumps for skimming off excess sludge, compressor station foundation and laboratory equipment.

The final solution is to assess the current state of the equipment for wastewater treatment as well as the needs of the population of the town of Ruma through the feasibility and viability study which will represent the basis for the implementation of the project on putting into operation the equipment for the waste water treatment of Ruma. Industries the waste water of which does not meet the quality standards of the waste water defined with The regulation regarding waste water disposal into the public sewage system, i.e. with the Municipal decision on the removal and purification of the waste water of Ruma, INVESTORS are required to build their equipment for waste water treatment on their location in order to increase the quality to the level required for joining the public sewage network.

8.2.3. District Heating

1990 apartments are connected to the distribution system which accounts for 20% of households in the town, i.e. 111,700 m2, and in addition to that the company provides heating to the cultural, sporting, economical and commercial facilities, the total of which is 210, i.e. 22,800 m2. Around 1,990 apartments and 210 shops are connected to the central heating system. The energy used is fuel oil (around 78%) and natural gas (around 22%).

The total length of the distribution network is 15,509 m, out of which 11,759 m is the length of the warm water network, while the hot water network is 3,750 m. 1990 apartments are connected to the distribution system which accounts for 20% of households in the town and 210 units of the commercial space. Heated area: • Total heated area 134,500 m² • Living space 111,700 m² • Commercial space 22,800 m².

8.2.3 Electric power infrastructure

There are overhead and underground utility lines in the municipality of Ruma, and they have different operating voltages: 35 kW, 20 kW, 10 kW and 0.4 kW.

Regarding the supply of the electrical power, it is distributed to the major consumers who have measurement at high voltage, the major consumers who have a complete measurement group at low voltage, then for the purpose of public lighting, household and other consumers.

There are 34 major consumers in the territory of the municipality who on average spend around 38,000MWh annually. There are 273 major consumers in total who have measurement groups at low voltage level and they spend 20,200MWh annually. There are 2,137 minor consumers in which we include commercial units, shops, and institutions and so on, and they spend about 15,000 МWh. There are 151 consumers of the public lighting and they use around 3,500 МWh for those purposes. Households comprise the largest group of 20,431 and they spend about 107,000 МWh. In the territory of the municipality there

96 The Municipality of Ruma are 280 power stations in total, 196 out of which are owned by the power company, while 84 power stations are owned by a consumer. 8.3 Health Protection and Social Welfare

Since 1526 Srem was part of the Ottoman Empire for almost 200 years. From this period there are no any written documents about a health service in this area. Due to its geographical position Srem was constantly exposed to outbreaks of infectious diseases, the most common of which was plague. The soldiers from Austro-Turkish wars, refugees from Turkey and traders carried this disease. Although Ruma was not affected by the epidemic, “Srem” or “Irig plague” is often mentioned in this part of Srem. Expansion of the plague that occurred in this region in 1795/96 was stopped and supressed by good organization of the health service. As a sign of gratitute to God that the outbreak did not spread to Ruma, Ruma citizens built a monument on the left and the right side of the Ruma-Irig road, on the very place where the guards were set to prevent residents from crossing from one settlement to another, the monument is popularly called “the Statues”. The text on the memorial plaque reads: „In grateful remembrance of the town of Ruma unaffected by a contagious disease, which raged in this area in 1795 and 1796, this monument was erected and renovated in 1858 thanks to the generous contribution of Ruma guilds and other parishioners. It was rebuilt in 1941“. Organized medical service dates back to the mid-18th century. In 1749 when Count Marko Pejacevic proclaimed Ruma a trade centre, the organized health service was also established.

The first surgeon and first trained health worker in this area was Ivan Egedi in 1763, while the first municipal midwife was Barbara Rifl. The first pharmacy was established in 1795, and its owner was Ladislav Vagner. Since that time, Ruma has always had trained physicians within the health service.

Continuity in this sector in the municipality is carried on through the Health Cener which was established in 1930 and was one of the 24 establishments of the sort in the whole Yugoslavia, and the second in Vojvodina. In late 1976, the Health Center moved into newly-built facilities, where it is situated even today. It is a modern institution which has a laboratory, maternity ward, many specialized services and the emergency department that covers the entire territory of the municipality of Ruma. Ruma citizens care about their senior population as well, and they are the only ones in the Srem District that have built a modern Elderly Home “Srem” with the capacity of 283 beneficiaries with all the amenities necessary for the users of a social institution to feel comfortable and protected.

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Health Center RUMA

The construction of the present-day Health Center with the surface of 9,940 m2 was completed in 1976 and it was opened in November the same year. The Health Center Ruma as a health care institution as one of the institutions in the primary health protection implement the primary health protection measure in the municipality of Ruma with about 55,000 inhabitants (2011 Census). In order to provide accessible health protection in larger settlements or remote villages, health clinics were organized in Kraljevci, Mali Radinci, Zarkovac, Donji Petrovci, Dobrinci, Voganj, Stejanovci, Pavlovci, Budjanovci, Nikinci, Grabovci and Vitojevci. Health protection stations: Putinci, Hrtkovci, Platicevo, Klenak.

The Health Center performs the health care activities in the following areas: general medicine, women’s health protection, children’s health protection with outpatient speech therapy; youth counseling; dental care with a dental laboratory; emergency medical care with a medical fleet; home health care and medical care; occupational medicine; sanitary epidemiological protection; physical medicine and rehabilitation; laboratory diagnosis; roentgen and ultrasonography. Clinical pneumophysiological protection, dermatologist, ophtamologist, neuropsychiatrist, psychologist, general practitioner, otolaryngologist (The Service of specialized and consultative activity that provides services to individuals in the municipality of Irig with about 12,000 inhabitants); medical supplies; administrative service and the service of technical maintenance.

The Health Center Ruma performs its activity with 360 workers, 28 out of which are specialist doctors, 42 general practitioners, 13 dentists, 8 pharmacists, 3 medical assistants, 179 nurses and medical technicians and 80 non-medical staff.

ELDERLY HOME SREM

The Elderly Home “Srem” in Ruma provides services of housing, nutrition, social work, health care, clutural services, entertainment, recreational, occupational and other services and all that based on the needs, abilities and interests of the beneficiaries. Premises and equipment: the Elderly Home “Srem” in Ruma, away from the city center, is situated on a quiet three- hectare park area. It is enriched with many amenities such as promenade for its beneficiaries, , a fountain and a rose garden.

The capacity of the facility is 285 users, who are situated in three buildings. The building “B” provides a lower standard of housing. In the same building there is a part for a clinic and a stationary part, where different dependent categories of beneficiaries are situated. The building “C” accommodates semi- dependent and dependent category of beneficiaries, while the building “A” possesses the capacity of high standard, i.e. single and double rooms, studios and apartments.

The center owns a library, a working therapy area, exhibition space for handicrafts of the beneficiaries, hairdressing salon, physical therapy space and a chapel of St, Basil of Ostrog.

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SOCIAL WELFARE CENTER

Social Welfare Center in Ruma was founded in 1962 with the aim of meeting the needs of the citizens of Ruma in the field of social and family legal protection, in accordance with the Law on social security and family economical welfare, the Family law as well as other applicable legal regulations. In addition to this, the Center also provides the services which are in accordance with the extended rights decision in the area of social protection, issued by the City Council of Ruma.

The activities of the Center are aimed at prevention and и resolving problems of individuals, families and social groups in accordance with the law.

In the area of social protection the Center is concerned with determining the right of the family to the economical welfare, the right for cash compensation for help and care of other person, placement in an institution for social welfare or with a foster family, skilled trade training.

In the are of family legal protection the Center is concerned with custody, adoption, advisory work and prevention in resolving disturbed family relations, juvenile deliquency, domestic violence, gender equality, а developed system of foster care for children without parents and children with special needs and their placement with foster families, etc. In the field of analytical research the Center monitors and analyses social needs and problems. In addition to this, The Center also provides the services of the elderly care and care of the people with disabilities through Home Care Assistance.

Table 65: Investment in social security, 2014

Planned Executed

Budget planned for social welfare 84.191.712,20 72. 165. 545,58

Source: Budget of the municipality of Ruma, 2014

The number of beneficiaries of the Social Welfare Center in 2013 is higher by 727 persons compared to the previous reporting period (index 114).

Table 66. Doctors, dentists and pharmacists employed in the Health Center Ruma, 2014

Doctors, dentists and pharmacists employed in the Health Center Ruma Doctors – total 77 General practitioners 42 Residents 7 Consulting physiciants 28 Dentists 13 Pharmacists 8

Source: Health Center Ruma, 2014

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Table 67. Welfare beneficiaries -minors, 2013

Number of children in the Social Welfare Center by beneficiaries group and age in 2013

Beneficiaries groups Age

0-2 3-5 6-14 15-17 Total

Children without parental care 3 6 22 19 50

Children as victims of violence and neglect 2 14 28 10 54

Children with behavioral problems 0 2 17 75 94

Children whose parents are arguing about 15 18 24 6 63 exercising the parental rights

Socio-economically disadvantaged children 229 199 652 245 1325

Children with disabilities 1 2 13 2 18

Children as victims of trafficing 0 0 0 0 0

Children of foreign nationality - unaccompanied 0 0 0 0 0

Children as returnees/readmission 0 0 0 0 0

Other children 0 0 0 0 0

Total 250 241 756 357 1604

Material support provided by the Center in 2013 included 1404 children (87%) out of the total number of (1604) children registered as service beneficiaries in 2013.

Table 68. Total number of children entitled to the financial assistance

Total number of children entitled to financial support in 2013

Number of children entitled to the financial assistance 1314

Number of children entitled to care and support by others 29

Number of children entitled to increased care and help by others 35

Number of children entitled to Prevention, Retention and Contingency assistance 26

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The majority of the total number of juvenile beneficiaries of welfare in the municipality of Ruma is the persons with the status “threatened by a family situation and they represent 82.6 % out of the total number of the juvenile beneficiaries.

Table 69. Total number of beneficiaries registered with the Social Welfare Center in the valid records in 2013, by gender and age.

Beneficiaries registered with the Social Welfare Center in the valid records in 2013, gender and age

No of users in the valid records in No of users in the valid records the reporting period (01/01/2013- 31/12/2013 31/12/2013)

М F Total М F Total beneficiaries by age

Children (0-17) 877 727 1604 811 687 1498

Youth (18-25) 229 255 484 191 223 414

Adults (26-64) 1495 1553 3048 1410 1471 2881

Seniors (65 and over) 205 451 656 177 393 570

Total: 2805 2986 5792 2589 2774 5363

Table 70. Total number of adult users with the Social Welfare Center in the valid records in 2013, by gender and age

Total number of adult users with the Social Welfare Center in the valid records in 2013, gender and age

No of adult beneficiaries in the No of adult beneficiaries in the valid records in the reporting valid records 31/12/2013 period (01/01/2013- 31/12/2013) Adult beneficiaries by age М F Total М F Total

Youth (18-25) 229 255 484 191 223 414

Adults (26-64) 1495 1553 3048 1410 1471 2881

Seniors (65 and over) 205 451 656 177 393 570

Total: 1929 2259 4188 1778 2087 3865

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Table 71. Number of adult beneficiaries of the Social Welfare Center by beneficiary groups 2013

Number of adult beneficiaries of the Social Welfare Center by beneficiaries groups and age 2013

Beneficiary group Youth Adults Seniors Total

Neglected persons and persons in risk of neglect 2 4 43 49

Persons with disabilities 28 217 198 443

Persons with socially unacceptable behavior 1 14 6 21

Persons with disturbed family relations 50 64 52 166

Persons in need of migrant housing and other social 6 9 123 138 care services in the local self-government

Economically disadvantaged persons 397 2739 234 3370

Foreign citizens and stateless persons in need of 0 0 0 0 social security

Victims of trafficking 0 0 0 0

Others 0 1 0 1

Total: 484 3048 656 4188

8.4 Education

The foundation of the development of each town and every municipality is education. In an effort to create a new generation of educated and professional people, Ruma has a long history of 250. The first elementary school began its work in 1756, when the priest Pantelejmon Hranisavljevic founded “Mala slovenskuja” school as a part of the St. Nicola’s church. Ten years later, he founded the first high school in this region so-called Pejacevic high school, and the historical sources mention a mixed school for the Roman Catholic and Orthodox children. The high school was opened in 1912 alongside with the existing vocational schools of trade, apprentice, all-girls school and music school. The tradition of quality education continues in 11 primary schools and lower school of music.

The kindergarten ”Poletarac” works in 21 buildings that are situated both in rural and urban areas, in 64 educational groups. 1237 children are in the nursery. Around 70 children are included in the all-day stay.

There are 4 secondary schools in town: high school “Stevan Puzic”, vocational secondary school of technics “Milenko Brzak Uca”, vocational secondary school of agriculture “Steva Petrovic Brile” and vocational secondary school “Branko Radicevic”. The number of educational profiles is 24. The majority of high school students are educated in Novi Sad, Sremska Mitrovica and Belgrade.

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ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS

“Zmaj Jova Jovanovic”, Ruma “Veljko Dugosevic”, Ruma “Dusan Jerkovic”, Ruma “Ivo Lola Ribar”, Ruma Primary music school “Teodor Tosa Andrejevic”, Ruma “23. Oktobar”, Klenak “Sesta udarna vojvodjanska brigade”, Grabovci “Milos Crnjanski”, Hrtkovci “Nebojsa Jerkovic”, Budjanovci “Branko Radicevic”, Nikinci “Milivoje Petkovic – Fecko”, Platicevo “Dositej Obradovic”, Putinci

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

High school “Stevan Puzic“, Ruma Vocational secondary school of agriculture „Stevan Petrovic Brile“, Ruma Vocational secondary school of technics „Milenko Brzak - Uca“, Ruma Vocational secondary school “Branko Radicevic”, Ruma

PRESCHOOL EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS “Poletarac”

Table 72. Capacities of the educational institutions, 2013

No of No of No of students institutions educational profiles Preschools 1 / 1237 Elementary schools 12 / 3941 Secondary schools 4 24 1500 Universities / / /

Source: The Municipal Administration Ruma, 2013

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Table 73. Number and structure of the basic educational institutions, 2013

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th Children with 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 5 specialgrade needs Classes 4 4 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 25 Students 90 100 86 35 30 28 10 17 17 30 34 477

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There are 3,942 students in 210 classes in 11 primary schools, 48 out of whom have special needs. Primary school “Dusan Jerkovic” in Ruma has the largest number of students (868), while the school “Sesta udarna vojvodjanska brigade” in Grabovci has the smallest number of students with 92 students in 8 classes.

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Table 74. Number and structure of secondary school institutions, 2013

Grade High VSS VSST„Milen VSSA Total school “Branko ko Brzak - „Stevan “Stevan Radicevic” Uca Petrovic Puzic“ Brile“ 1st grade Classes 4 6 5 3 18 Students 106 140 86 57 389 Children with special needs 0 2 0 0 2 2nd grade Classes 4 7 5 2 18 Students 102 173 79 31 385 Children with special needs 0 0 0 0 0 3rd grade Classes 4 7 6 4 21 Students 117 156 84 70 427 Children with special needs 0 1 0 0 1 4th grade Classes 4 4 3 4 15 Students 75 109 49 63 296 Children with special needs 0 0 0 0 0 Total: Classes 16 24 19 13 72 Students 400 578 298 221 1497 Children with special needs 0 3 0 0 3 Source: The Municipal Administration Ruma, 2013

Out of four secondary schools in the territory of Ruma, vocational secondary school “Branko Radicevic” has the largest number of classes (24) and the number of students (578), while vocational secondary school of agriculture „Stevan Petrovic Brile“ has the smallest number of classes (13) and students (221). The total number of classes in all the secondary schools is 72 with 1497 students.

Table 75. Planned funds for education in the budget of the municipality of Ruma, 2014

Municipality of Ruma RSD Education expenditures (total) 746905211.24 Elementary Education expenditures 143428250.62 Elementary Education expenditures per student 36842.60 Secondary education 41 500 000.00 Scholarships 12 900 000.00 Preschool education 152 874 355.00 Source: The Municipal Administration Ruma, 2013

For 2014, the expenditures planned in the budget of the municipality of Ruma were RSD 746,905,211.24; and RSD 152,874,355.00 was intended for preschool education.

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9. Environmental Resources

9.1 Air quality

Testing of the air quality in the territory of the municipality of Ruma is done by the Institute of Public Health in Sremska Mitrovica. The analysis which is used is the emission of air pollutant, which measures the level of sulfur dioxide, soot, nitrogen and total sedimentary materials. The samples of the gaseous pollutant are taken with wash bottles (ProEco АТ – 801h), by the absorption of the of the components in a suitable solvent, the soot samples are taken by filtering of the known volume of the air through the filter paper; while the total sediment sample is taken with a sedimentator. The analyses are done at one measuring point, on the basis of daily samples, continuously for a period of one month except for the total sedimentary material where the analyses are done on the basis of monthly samples.

The analyses of the air show that there is no exceedance of the limit values of the emissions except for a small number of days a year.

9.2 Soil quality

In the territory of our municipality the Agricultural Station Ruma Ltd deals with the samples of the state of fertility of the arable land. This company collects about 1,000 soil samples annually from the municipalities of Ruma and Irig. 630 samples out of the total number of samples are processed in their own laboratory, after that each sample is given a recommendation for fertilization. The rest of the samples are submitted with all the necessary documentation to the Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops in Novi Sad. Based on the agrochemical analysis of the soil samples it can be concluded that the obtained results are within the limits of the lon-term average for this area.

In this region, the predominant soil type is limestone chernozem, so even in the agrochemical analyses of the soil more than 70% of samples have pH value of water and potassium chloride typical for alkaline soil. The content of the limestone is also higher. Agrochemical analyses have shown that the content of potassium in this area is rarely below the recommended level, and that the phosphorus content is diverse.

9.3 Water quality

The water quality in the territory of the municipality of Rumais excellent, as it fully corresponds to the Water safety regulations. Regular chemical analyses of V-volume are done four times a year, one for each season, and they are done buy the Institutes for Health Protection in Belgrade and Novi Sad. The Institutes for Health Protection in Sremska Mitorvica performs chemical analyses of B-scope once a month, the internal laboratory of the “Fiserov salas“water plant performs chemical analyses daily.

9.4 Solid waste management

According to the Law on Public Utilities and the Statute of the municipality of Ruma, the City Council of Ruma adopted a decision on the maintenance of cleanliness in the municipality of Ruma in 2010, based on which the public enterprise “Komunalac” in Ruma maintains the cleanliness of the town. The public enterprise”Komunala” performs garbage collection service in the entire territory of the municipality of Ruma (urban and rural settlements). Garbage is collected in special vehicles of the public company “Komunalac” and disposed at the town landfill where remediation and waste separation is performed on a daily basis. A regional landfill is planned which is located in the territory of the municipality of Indjija, and the Agreement on the solid waste management among the municipalities of Indjija, Ruma, Stara Pazova, Irig, Sid and Sremski Karlovci has already been signed. Also, in 2011 the Local plan for the waste management in the municipality of Ruma was designed.

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9. Tourism Resources

The natural beauty of Srem, the proximity of Fruska Gora Mountain and traditional hospitality of Ruma citizens make this area a place not to be missed on the map of Serbia. In the southern part of Ruma there is a forest complex and hunting ground Karakusa, a place famous and attractive to hunting enthusiasts and nature lovers, and there is also Borkovac Lake there with its picnic area.

What must not be left out when we talk about natural beauty and tourist potential is a protected area Bara Trskovaca, situated next to the village of Platicevo, in the southern part of Srem. Today Trskovaca is a natural place for reproduction of tench and crucian carp, as well as 72 types of birds of the moor. Boat trips along the canal, a rest at the observation point with the view that stretches all the way to the surrounding forests, a stroll along the trodden paths around the pond itself are only a few activities that this place offers.

Catering and accommodation facilities of Ruma include the hotel “Park”, which is situated in the town center and is ranked a four star hotel and the hotel Borkovac, as well as several private motels, a number of restaurants that Bara Trskovaca, Ruma offer Srem culinary magic, while rural tourism is constantly developing and is characterized by ethno house in the village of Jazak, where you can feel the true spirit of this beautiful region.

The Tourist Organization deals with the promotion of the tourist destinations and cultural values of the municipality of Ruma and it was founded in 2011.

The work plan of the Tourist organization of the municipality of Ruma for 2014 intends to pay a special attention to monitoring and implementation of projects for the development of tourism, apart from its regular activities such as providing information, promotion of the events and participation at fairs. The projects are aimed at creating attractive tourism products the competitive advantages of which will enable the town to compete not only on the national but also international market of tourism.

A variety of natural and anthropogenic tourism resources in the municipality of Ruma allow the development of different types of tourism: cultural tourism, event tourism, sports and recreational tourism, sailing tourism, camping tourism, hunting tourism, fishing tourism, rural tourism, transit tourism, etc.

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10.1 Number of visitors

The average number of overnight stays per tourist is significantly lower compared to the average for the Srem District, but also significantly lower for the national average.

Table 76. Number and structure of tourists and overnight stays, 2013

Municipality of Srem Distict Serbia Ruma

total 7,102 49,450 2,192,435

Tourists domestic 3,861 36,301 1,270,667

foreign 3,241 13,149 921,768

total 16,141 159,528 6,567,460

Overnight stays domestic 8,584 129,065 4,579,067

foreign 7,557 30,463 1,988,393

total 2.27 3.23 3

Average number domestic 2.22 3.56 3.6 of overnight stays

foreign 2.33 2.32 2.16

Source: Tourist Organization of the municipality of Ruma

Graph 37. Ratio of the domestic and foreign tourists per regions, 2013 100% 13,149 80% 3,241 921,768

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10.2 Accommodation capacity

Table 77. Accommodation capacity, 2013

Destination Category (number Number of Number of beds Capacities used (%) of stars) lodgings Hotel “Park”, Ruma 4* 1 150 / Рума Hotel “Borkovac” 2* 1 28 / Ruma “Vila Hit” Ruma Overnight stay, 1 45 / suits and rooms Restaurant “ Vulin” Restaurant with 1 16 / Ruma accommodation National house Restaurant with 1 28 / “Tami konak”, accommodation Platicevo Motel “Uzalac”, Motel 1 150 / high way E - 70 Restaurant Restaurant with 1 8 / “Krajina”, Voganj overnight stay accommodation Total / 7 425 / Source: Tourist Organization of the municipality of Ruma

Park Hotel

Located at the foot of the mountain Fruska Gora, only 30 minutes away from the Belgrade airport, but still close to the natural beauty of the spa Vrdnik, hunting grounds Karakusa, a nature reserve Zasavica and a picnic area Borkovac.

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The Park Hotel is a high quality hotel with four stars. It was built according to the highest technological and environmental standards. It provides a pleasant atmpsphere, maximum comfort and friendly staff. The hotel has 65 rooms and 8 junior suites, two restaurants, two modern conference rooms, one meeting room and a wellness center.

The Park Hotel is ideal for seminars, conferences and team building activities and the first choice for business people visiting Srem. Recently it has become a very popular destination for pleasant weekends for all those who would like to enjoy the comfort of a hotel and the natural beauty and attractions of the region. Great opportunities for sport and recreation, as well as the proximity of the Sports Center, which has a large hall for indoor sports (basketball, volleyball, handball, five-a-side football, etc.), as well as a bowling alley and a gym, make the Park hotel ideal for the preparation of sports teams.

Borkovac Hotel

The hotel is located 50 km away from Belgrade and only 35км away from Novi Sad, in the picnic area of Borkovac in Ruma – 3km away from the town centre of Ruma.

Due to the fact that it is surrounded by nature and secluded from the town noise, the hotel Borkovac is ideal for business people who spend their working day in the town and would like to spend their afternoon break in peace on the slopes of Fruska Gora.

The restaurant also has ten double rooms and ten single rooms, with the total capacity of 28 rooms. The rooms are air-conditioned, and the guests can also use the available Wi-Fi connection.

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11. Quality of Life

11.1 Public facilities and recreational programs

11.1.1 Public facilities (sports grounds, sports halls, recreational centers, stadiums)

Judging by the enthusiasm and affection for sports and sporting competitions, the citizens of Ruma do not lag behind the other citizens of Serbia. In addition to numerous football pitches, basketball courts, volleyball and handball courts, the sports proud of the town is definitely the Sports Center of Ruma with a hall the capacity of which is 2,500 visitors. In this attractive and multi-purpose facility which meets the stringent international requirements, competitions in various sports disciplines are held, and apart from the aforementioned hall, this sports offer includes an automatic bowling alley with six lanes, a gym with a The Sports Center Ruma fitness room, a sauna, a judo hall and other facilities.

SPORTS CENTER

The sports center Ruma is an attractive sports facility. It covers a total area of about 4,500 square meters, which is modern, well-equipped and functional. The sports center meets the international requirements regarding indoor sports and is suitable for all kinds of competitions in different sports disciplines: basketball, handball, volleyball, five-a-side football, martial arts, bowling. The sports center can host concerts, musical events, conferences symposiums and presentations …

The Sports Center Ruma

The sports center has: - a large hall (the capacity of 2,500 spectators); - a bowling alley (6 bowling lanes and the capacity of 150 spectators); - a gym with a separate cardio room; - a judo room; - 3 rooms for fitness, Pilates and martial arts; - a cafe (the capacity of 150 seats); - a room for table tennis; - Ancillary rooms (8 locker rooms, two rooms for delegates, a press center); - Amenities (sporting equipment and material for group and martial arts, sound, lighting, ventilation).

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11.1.2 Recreational programs, sports activities and preschool activities

Many sporting events take place in the municipality of Ruma and a large number of sports associations and clubs from various sports disciplines are active here. The list of the sports clubs is as follows:

Bowling alley in the Sports Center Ruma

0. Sports Federation Ruma, Ruma

1. Sports club for all “Most”, Ruma 2. Municipal Football Association”Ruma – Irig” 3. Municipal Handball AssociationRuma 4. Athletic Club “Ruma”, Ruma 5. Town Football Club “Sloven”, Ruma 6. Football Club “Fruska Gora”, Ruma, 7. Football Club “Donji Petrovci”, Donji Petrovci 8. Football Club “Napredak”, Zarkovac 9. Football Club “Partizan”, Vitojevci 10. Football Club “Mladost”, Budjanovci 11. Football Club “Mladost”, Pavlovci 12. Football Club “Hrtkovci”, Hrtkovci 13. Football Club „PSK Putinci“, Putinci 14. Football Club “Fruskogorac”, Mali Radinci 15. Football Club “Jedinstvo”, Platicevo 16. Football Club “Borac”, Stejanovci 17. Football Club “Granicar”, Grabovci 18. Football Club “Borac”, Klenak 19. Football Club “Polet”, Nikinci 20. Football Club “Sloga”, Voganj 21. Football Club “1. Maj - AGRORUMA“, Ruma 22. Football Club „OFK Kraljevci“, Кraljevci 23. Football Club “Mladost”, Pavlovci 24. Football Club “Jedinstvo”, Ruma 25. Football Club “Sremac”, Dobrinci 26. Football Club “Sunce”, Ruma 27. Taekwondo club “Zmaj”, Ruma 28. Taekwondo club “Srem”, Ruma 29. Kick boxing club “Ru 09”, Ruma 30. Kick boxing club “MS Panteri”, Ruma 31. Boxing club “Sloven”, Ruma

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32. Savate boxing club “Ruma”, Ruma 33. Boxing club “Zlatni gong” 34. Aikido club “Srce Srema”, Ruma 35. Real aikido club “Vitezi rumski” 36. Judo club “Ruma”, Ruma 37. Judo club “Sloven”, Ruma 38. Karate club “Ruma”, Ruma 39. Karate club “SLoven”, Ruma 40. Martial arts club “Koloseum”, Ruma 41. Sports club “Ruma”, Ruma 42. Sports club “Fit-forma”, Ruma 43. Sports club “Cara” 44. Rhytmic gymnastics club “Ru rit ma” 45. Paintball club “Mevdza”, Klenak 46. Sports and Recreation Association “Arena” 47. Cycling club ”Agresive”, Ruma 48. Pilates club “LADU zone” 49. Fitness club “Fitnes pover” 50. Fitness club “Ironfit”, Ruma 51. Bodybuilding club “Fleh Ru” 52. American football club “Ruma Guardians”, Ruma 53. Five-a-side football club of Ruma 54. Five-a-side football club “Arena RU” 55. Five-a-side football club “Viking” 56. Basketball club “Ru-kos”, Ruma 57. Basketball club “Ruma”, Ruma 58. Youth basketball club “Mladost014” Platicevo 59. Women’s volleyball club “Ruma 92”, Ruma 60. Volleyball club “Sloven”, Ruma 61. Volleyball club “Klenak”, Klenak 62. Women’s volleyball club “Ruma”, Ruma 63. Handball club “Veterani 022”, Ruma 64. Handball club “Klenak 09”, Klenak 65. Handball club “Putinci”, Putinci 66. Handball club “Ruma”, Ruma 67. Handball club “Hrtkovci”, Hrtkovci 68. Handball club “DIS”, Ruma 69. Tennis club, “West Gem”, Ruma 70. Tennis club “Budjanovci”, Budjanovci 71. Table tennis club “Ruma”, Ruma 72. Bocce club “Dalmatinac”, Ruma 73. Men’s bowling club “Sloven”, Ruma 74. Women’s bowling club “Srem”, Ruma 75. Aero club “Fruskogorski zmaj”, Ruma 76. Ski mountaineering association “Borkovac”, Ruma 77. Auto-moto club, “Milic”, Ruma 78. Motorcycle club “Nevidljivi”, Budjanovci 79. Chess club “Brile”, Ruma

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80. Chess club “Borac”, Klenaka 81. Chess club “Sloga”, Hrtkovci 82. Chess club “Putinci” 83. Chess club “Sloven”, Ruma 84. Sport fishermen association “Saran” 85. Sport fishermen association “Crvenperka” 86. Kennel club “Ruma” 87. Equestrian club “Becar”, Ruma 88. Small animal protection association 89. Physical education teachers’ association of the municipality of Ruma 90. Swimming and water polo club”Srem”, Ruma 91. Town swimming club “Soven”, Ruma

11.2 Churches and temples

Throughout the history, in the present days and in the future of this region churches and other religious buildings play an important role as eternal and faithful guardians of the tradition and spirit of the people settled in this territory. As a symbol of a century long presence and survival in these lands there are 15 monasteries of the Serbian Orthodox Church on Fruska Gora Mountain. Each of them has its story of love towards God and people: Jazak, Novo Hopovo, Staro Hopovo, Grgeteg, Mala Remeta, Beocin, Besenevo, Krusedol, Rakovac, Velika Remeta, Divsa, Sisatovac, Petkovnica, Kuvehin, Privina Glava. There are four churches in the very town of Ruma: St. Nicolas Church, the church of the Ascension of the Lord, the Descending of the Holy Spirit church (Greek Church), the Roman Catholic Church “Holy Cross”. St. Nicolas Church was built in 1758, and the temple “The Ascension of the Lord” in 1761, the iconostasis is the work of the famous painter Stefan Tanecki. The Descending of the Holy Spirit church was built in 1840 and there is a Roman Catholic church in it which was built in 1813 on the site of the previous wooden church.

CHURCH OF ST. NICOLAS With high probability it can be assumed that Ruma had the church from ancient times, because in 1566, among the people there were rumors about the three priests. The church has certainly been a forerunner of today’s St. Nicholas church with the same fame among other churches and villages as well. In 1731 the Ruma priest Stojan Orlovic was mentioned. Two years later one source stated that Ruma had already had its church which was then rebuilt and the parishioners constructed a port around it. In the early 18th century the church was named after St. Nicolas, probably inherited from the ancient times, nut it is mentioned in the record as being wooden and with an unfenced graveyard.

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THE CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

In the first years of New Ruma their orthodox citizens were using the old church of Stara Ruma, and soon it became too small for all of them. So at the same time when the church of St. Nicolas was built out of the solid material and was finished in 1758, they started building one more church in New Ruma for the needs of orthodox citizens of Ruma. There were some problems in the beginning, because for the new church they picked old and deserted orthodox graveyard, and the settlement’s judge thought that it was too close to the Catholic Church. Even the Empress Maria Theresa got involved; who made the decision that they should built another orthodox church, or the church of Ascension church at the place where it The Church of the Ascension is today. The church was built in 1861. The iconostasis was the work of the famous painter Stefan Tenecki.

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS

At the end of the XVIII century there was the Roman –Catholic church in Ruma, on the place where it is today, but made of wood, and too small to accept all the believers. It was without the bell-tower and decorations, simple and modest, so it was more like barn then the church. Near it, there was the house of the priest, smaller than those of the pheasants, made of bricks and cane. That is why in 1813. there was built the new church The Rising of the Holy Christ, which can accept up to 2000 believers, and near it there was built the priest castle. The church is one nave classical building, spread in the direction of north-south. Presentation of the Rising of the

Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Holy Christ on the main altar was made by Vinsens Dojcer. The Holy Mother Cross Imakulata and St. Ivan Nepomuk are the works of the unknown authors, While the painting of St. Vendalin was done by Konstantin Pantelic, and the Annunciation was painted by the Hungarian painter Peskija.

CHURCH OF THE DESCENT OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (ALL SAINTS CHURCH OR GREEK CHURCH)

The third Orthodox Church in Ruma, the All Saints Church, was mentioned at the end of the 18th century, but it was built of the soft wood planks, “dilapidated and prone to falling apart”. It is not known where it was exactly located, but it was certainly not at the location of the present church in the town center. Namely, in the 80s of the 18th century, a large number of the Orthodox traders bought their houses in the centre of the town. The majority of them were of Greek or Tzintzar descent – of Orthodox religion. The aforementioned old church, as well as two new ones, was quite far from their homes, so it was hard to get to it especially in winter, as they complained to the Metropolitan; moreover, during the service their homes stayed empty and were often broken into. The Metropolitan and Srem County gave a permission Greek Church to build the third new church in the center of Ruma, but then problems arose,

115 The Municipality of Ruma although the construction material was almost provided. First, the Austro-Turkish war, and then the plague, administrative obstacles… Then there were complaints that the church would be too close to the Catholic Church and that the church was not being built by the Serbs but by a small number of Greek merchants. For these reasons the petition of the 114 reputable Ruma citizens followed, including Atanasije Stojkovic, a PhD in physics at that time, Jovan Pantelic, a painter, and many others. This whole situation delayed the construction of the third Orthodox church in Ruma. Actually, it was finished only in the mid- nineteenth century. The church was renovated in 1905, when it was consecrated as well. From then on it bears the name the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit. There is an iconostasis there the project of which was done by a Viennese architect Herman Bole and it was painted by a famous painter Uros Predic.

ALL SERBIAN SAINTS CHURCH

The land for the church was consecrated in 2004, and the foundation was laid in 2007. Among the priests who served until the present day, there was venerable father Dragoljub Jankovic, during whose tenure in Ruma the location was obtained, the land was consecrated and much had been done by the fall of 2010, when he moved to Krcedin due to his work.

All Serbian Saints Church

11.3 Local community centers

11.3.1 Libraries

The history of libraries and reading rooms in Ruma

The history of libraries and reading rooms in Ruma started and developed simultaneously with the emergence and development of handicrafts and trade in our town. The expansion of these economic activities had created a need for the development of education, and all that created a need for a faster streaming of books which were at the time the only educational and informational media.

With the development of crafts and formation of the guild-like esnaf associations, but also with other forms of social organizing and gathering citizens in national, religious and political organizations, the first institutionalized reading rooms were formed, which were the gathering places of the citizens within esnaf and national associations in Ruma. So, in the second half of the 19th century and especially at the beginning of the 20th century numerous esnaf reading rooms and reading rooms of the national associations were formed. The first Serbian reading room in Ruma started its work in 1861. At that time printing largely started to be developed. Many magazines and newspapers were printed, including the first illustrated expert beekeeping magazine “Srpska pcela” from 1899, the newspaper “Zastava” and “Radikal”, the first books were also printed.

The first public library whose services were available to all the citizens was established only after the Second World War in 1949. At first it was run by enthusiast volunteers, mainly teachers, who were most responsible for its foundation, and later the municipal government took over the founding rights and the care of its management and functioning. It changed the name from the National reading room and library into the Library “Slobodan Bajic – Paja”.

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Since its foundation, the Town library Atanasije Stojkovic in Ruma, as the oldest cultural institution in this area, had worked as an independent institution, so that it would become an integral part of the Cultural Center only for a short period of time. In 1991 the City Council of Ruma established the library again as an independent institution under the name of Town Library. In 2011, the library added the name of the famous Serbian scientist and educator Atanasije Stojkovic to its name and became the Town library Atanasije Stojkovic. It received many important social and professional awards for its work: the Award of the education and culture council of the NR of Serbia (1954), the Charter of the Cultural and Educational community of Serbia (1986) and the Dositej Obradovic award of the librarian association of Srem (1988).

The Town library Atanasije Stojkovic is known today for its professional and technical capasities and it represents an institution which successfully fosters the traditional cultural values and follows the latest trends in the librarianship. Since 2007 it has been a full member of COBISS.SR, and since July 2010 it has actually been included in COBISS/OPAC system and it provides the users with all the services through its own service.

The town library is located in the former home of the Hennings and occupies the area of 560 m² and consists of four sections:  Section for adults  Section for children  Science section  Collection of regional works

The library has two reading rooms, one for children and one for adults, with 32 seats and an internet reading room with seven computers which are available to the users. The library also has an electronic database and the equipment for digitization, which is intended for scanning and digitization of the most valuable books from the collection of regional works in order to become available to every reader in electronic format. The town library has over 80,000 books, the majority of which are in the adult section. Very valuable books are also found in the science section which has about 15,000 books. One of the most important projects in the next two years will be the redecoration of the attic space, which would provide the additional 300 m² for new books.

The town library started work in 1861 when the First Serbian reading room was established. Apart from the town library, today all schools have their own libraries with a certain amount of books.

SPECIALISED LIBRARY OF THE HERITAGE MUSEUM

The library of the Heritage Museum in Ruma is one of the specialized libraries and includes 3,700 units. Those are mostly technical publications on archeology, ethnology, history and art history. In addition to this it also has a

Heritage Museum, Ruma

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Although it is not open to everyone, the library helps the students, scientific and cultural workers who need publications in the field it covers. The library curator is Snezana Jankovic.

11.3.2 Parks

In addition to the picnic area Borkovac which is rich in trees and walkways, Ruma also has several well- maintained parks, which are primarily equipped with various facilities for children. The park that stands out among the parks is the one that has recently got the name Parkic Brodic. This

BRODIĆ PARKIĆ (LARGE PARK) space is equipped with modern street furniture and a marvelous boat which occupies the central position in the area intended for children to play. The park is under 24-hour surveillance. In the central city zone there is also a park, which has modern and urban street furniture and a wireless internet connection. Close to the primary schools “ Dusan Jerkovic” and “Veljko Dugosevic“, and a preschool facility „ Poletarac“, there is a park which has basketball courts.

11.3.3 Cultural Centers

The Cultural Center of Ruma, founded by the Municipality of Ruma as an institution in 1985 with the decision of the City Council of Ruma with the purpose of performing activities in the field of culture which helps the citizens exercise their rights, i.e. meets the needs of the citizens and achieves other interest in the area of culture determined by the Law. In this contemporary and modern building which has the area capacity of 3,600 m², the following technical resources are placed: - Great Hall: the capacity of 700 seats + 50 standing places, stage area of 400m² with twenty flies, lighting system of 30 kW, curtains, circular stage and an opening for an orchestra; - Small Hall: the capacity of 262 seats - Conference Hall: the capacity of 80 seats - Big Hall: the capacity of 80 seats and 300 standing places - Bar Hall: the capacity of 150-200 standing places Building of the Cultural Center

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The Cultural Center currently employs 24 workers. The activities performed by the Cultural Center are as follows: Performing arts; Other artistic activities within the performing arts; Artistic creativity; Work of the artistic institutions; Art education; Organizing meetings and fairs; Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and intangible goods; Other professional, scientific and technical activities; Activities of the advertising agencies; Renting or leasing a property and their management; Production of cinematographic works, audio-visual products and television programs; Distribution of cinematographic works; Other publishing activity; Publication of books; Services of preparing and serving drinks; Restaurants and mobile food service activities; Retail sale of books in specialized shops; Retail sale of newspaper and stationary in specialized stores.

Particularly noteworthy is the organization and implementation of the famous festivals: the Festival of Music Societies of Vojvodina and the Festival of Tambura Orchestras. These festivals are the top of the amateur musical activity.

The Cultural Center traditionally participates in the implementation of the international theatre festival “Trema fest” in cooperation with the Ruma town theatre. The institution Cultural Centar is financed from the budget of the City Council of Ruma; the budget of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina; the budget of the Republic of Serbia; the revenue that is achieved by performing activities; income derived from the provision of services to customers and selling production the market; gifts, bequest and donations and other income earned in accordance with the Law.

The list of cultural institutions in Ruma: 1. THE CULTURAL CENTER RUMA 2. THE HERITAGE MUSEUM RUMA 3. THE TOWN LIBRARY 4. THE ENSAMBLE OF FOLKLORE DANCES AND SONGS “BRANKO RADICEVIC” 5. CROATIAN CULTURE AND EDUCATION SOCIETY “MATIJA GUBEC” 6. THE TAMBURA ORCHESTRA OF RUMA “PLAVI CUPERAK”

11.3.4 Theatres

The town theatre was founded in 1994 with the aim to act through creative activities in the field of culture. It cherished a classical approach to the theatre but only to make a shift in the encounter with contemporary trends, and especially after the foundation of Trem fest in 1998, and it expanded its activity to all the fields of the civil initiatives.

It brings together, in 6 sections, over 100 members, it cooperates and works on the education of its artistic directors, it has initiated several workshops, and working with the target groups it covers the topics which are of wider significance for the local community. The town theatre of Ruma fosters various forms of theatrical expressions, works on the energizing of the positive civic actions, plans to establish a volunteer center, and works on networking and partnership on regional projects.

The theatre brings together the interested individuals and authors around the project and promotes their work. It actively participates in various humanitarian activities important for the local community and the region. As part of the project “Theatre in the service of education” in the fight against addictive diseases and AIDS, besides the workshop it has, it also educates with the play “VIRUS”. Every year in the month of March the town theatre of Ruma organizes a festival of authorial projects “TREMA FEST” – a theatrical

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11.3.5 Museums

The Heritage Museum Ruma

The collection of the historical treasure of the people who lived and still live in these areas can be found in the Heritage Museum in Ruma. The museum holdings include more than 10,000 artifacts within the archaeological, ethnological, historical and art department. There is also the legacy of a painter Milivoje Nikolajevic and a memorial collection of Dr Roman Soretic. As a regional museum, apart from Ruma, it also covers the territory of the municipalities of Pecinci, Indjija and Stara Pazova.

The Heritage Museum Ruma was founded in 1962 as a local museum collection. A decade later, in 1972, it changes its name in the Museum in Ruma, while in 1979 it was given its present-day name – the Heritage Museum Ruma.

The building of the Regional Museum in Ruma is under state protection as immovable cultural heritage of great importance. The building of today’s museum was built in 1772 with the financial help of Baron Marko Pejacevic, as his endowment and for the purpose of a Lower Gymnasium. The building today represents a unique example of “frontier architecture” in our town, and as such it represents a unity with the Roman Catholic Church and the rectory. Based on its primary orientation it falls into the category of native museums of a complex type which is composed archaeological, ethnological, and historical and art department. Within these departments there are 10,500 items organized into different collections. In the museum there is also a specialized closed-type library which includes around 4,000 books. The current plan is to establish a documentation department. The museum has 500 m² of the exhibition space with two permanent exhibitions: - On the ground floor there are archeological, ethnological and ethnological exhibitions (up to now only one part of the historical exhibition has been finished in the hall of the museum ) - The art exhibition is placed on the first floor and it consists of the legacies (a painter and printmaker Milivoje Nikolajevic and a painter – aquarellist Dr Roman Soretic). In the facilities where these legacies are, during the year artistic and other thematic exhibitions are held.

As one of the cultural institutions in the town, the museum has hosted cultural events which are not related to museum activities (fashion shows, concerts, poetry evenings ...). The museum is visited by thousands of visitors owing to its numerous exhibitions and other events, and in this way it fully plays the most important role in our community.

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In addition to printing informative catalogues that accompany every museum exhibition, the museum has appeared as a publisher of a series of individual publications with historiographic character over the past decade. It also publishes the annual publication of the museum “The Collection of the Heritage Museum”, which first appeared in 1997.

The museum is the organizer of the art colony “Borkovac” which has been organized since 1986 and represents one of the oldest art colonies in Serbia. The territorial jurisdiction of the museum in the field of research, protection and promotion of movable cultural property includes the municipalities of Ruma, Indjija, Stara Pazova and Pecinci.

The Archaeological Department of the Regional Museum Ruma Curator: Slobodan Velimirovic

The archaeological department consists of the catalogued collections:  Prehistoric  Ancient  Medieval  Plans and maps  Weapons  Jewellery The archaeological department has more than a thousand catalogued items and several thousands of study material. The majority of the items consist of pottery from the prehistoric period. The study material is divided into: - Prehistoric - Ancient - Medieval - Gifts and various items that are being processed.

The Ethnological Department of the Regional Museum Curator: Arsenovic Jelena

The ethnological department consists of the following collections:  Furniture  Agriculture  Textiles  Crafts The ethnological department began its work in 2003, when the processing and classification of the existing items in the museum fund was finished and when a certain number of new items was collected. The ethnological department currently has about five hundred items. Most of the exhibits from the ethnological collection has been digitized and transferred to the compact discs. So far the department has organized two exhibitions of the material from its own fund (Old Crafts in 1982 and Weaving and Embroidery – now and then in 2005), as well as a number of ethnological exhibitions in cooperation with other institutions.

The History Department of the Regional Museum Ruma Curator: DJordje Boskovic

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The history department consists of the following collections:  Posters  Periodicals  Photographs  Maps and plans  Documents  Old and rare books  Weapons and equipment  Various items  Study collection The department has several thousand catalogued museum exhibits, most of which are various documents photographs, posters, periodicals… A large part of the collection of the history department is digitized and transferred to compact discs. The department also has Study Collection which, among other things, includes:  The legacy of Bogdan Rajakovac  Archive of the Chess Club  Archive of the Mountaineering Association “Borkovac”  Photographs of the recent date of different events and other town happenings  Photocopied material (archival documents, photographs, periodicals…)  Posters from the period between 1960 – 1990  Various trading and banking books  From time to time the history department organizes exhibitions of the material from its collections:  Ruma – First Century (1996)  Tradesman  Flight school in Ruma

The Art Department of the Regional Museum Ruma / The Gallery of the Regional Museum Ruma Curator: Dragomir Jankovic

The art department includes the following collections:  Memorial collection of Milivoje Nikolajevic  Memorial collection of Roman Dr Soretic  Collection of the Colony “Borkovac”  Collection of the Gallery of the Regional Museum Ruma  Memorial collection of Branislav Makes  Memorial collection of Milan Lajesic  Memorial collection of Fedor Fedja Soretic The department has over 700 catalogued exhibits most of which are entered in the Central Registry. In the areas of the memorial collections of NIkolajevic and Soretic, which function as gallery space, an average of ten to fifteen exhibitions is held annually. The department organizes a variety of regular arthistic events: - Art colony Borkovac - Limpa - Selection of Contemporary Serbian Sculpture

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11.4 Cultural activities (cultural events, festivals, parades, concerts)

In Ruma a great attention is paid to the culture, and the cultural workers gathered in the Cultural Center, the Heritage Museum and the Town library are the ones who are in charge of that.

One of the most important cultural institutions is certainly the Cultural Center, which has a large (theater and cinema) hall with the capacity of 700 seats and a small hall with the capacity of 262 seats, a conference room, a night club, a big hall and other facilities.

Their place under the auspices of the Cultural Center have found the following amateur, cultural and artistic societies: the Town mixed choir “Branimir Markovic”, the Town theater of Ruma, The Town Tambura Orchestra “Branko Radicevic”, the Ensemble of folklore dances and songs “Branko Radicevic”, Vocal and instrumental folk ensemble “Vrelo”, etc.

The Cultural Center of Ruma successfully organizes amateur music, theater festival and other events. The most important event was definitely the one in the last week of March – Trema fest, a theatrical revue of the European multicultural activity which has traditionally been held for nine years in the organization of the Town theater, Festival of Music Societies of Vojvodina, Festival of Serbian Tambura Orchestras.

The Regional Museum Ruma is the organizer of the art colony Borkovac, one of the oldest events of its kind in the country. Currently the only cultural product that broke the barriers of the political situation and the bad image of the town is certainly the ethnic group “Vrelo”.

FESTIVAL OF MUSIC SOCIETIES OF VOJVODINA (FMSV)

The Festival of Music Societies of Vojvodina, as the largest event of the amateur music creativity in Vojvodina, was established in 1964. The founders of the festival are the Federation of Music Societies of Vojvodina and the Cultural and Educational Community of Ruma. The festival is funded by the Provincial Secretariat for Culture and the Municipality of Ruma. The organizers of FMSV are the municipality of Ruma, the Department for Culture of Vojvodina and the Cultural Center of Ruma. The 45th FMSV was organized and implemented in June 2008 at the Cultural Center of Ruma. The festival has for many years had a well- established patter according to which it lasted for 4 days and had 4 different concert nights. The first festival evening was reserved for large tambourine orchestras. The second festival evening the best orchestras of classical music (chamber orchestra, brass orchetra, accordion orchestras, guitar…) had their performance. The third evening was reserved for the best choirs, and the final night of the festival the best folk ensembles performed. The festival was usually announced by one of the brass bands, and opened by the municipal, provincial and central government officials, representatives of the Provincial Secretariat for Culture, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia and famous cultural figures. Through forty dozen municipal and zonal festivals with the participation of approximately 70,000 amateurs, each year the best ensembles for FMSV were selected which represents all the richness and diversity of musical creativity in Vojvodina. Around 1,500 to 2,000 members of different music societies typically came to all four festival nights. When Ruma became too small for amateurs, in 1996 it was decided that it should not be burdened any more. At that point the festival of folk tradition was moved to Vrsac, and the festival of zouth choirs was moved to Zrenjanin. Due to the already-mentioned events and a major financial crisis in 1996, FMSV received biennial character. Every second year in the first week of June the best ensembles of folklore dance and song and the orchestras of solemn music have their performances. The

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FESTIVAL OF TAMBURA ORCHESTRAS OF SERBIA (FTOS)

Since 1989 the night of the great tamburitza orchestras at the Festival of the Musical Societies of Vojvodina grew into the Festival of Tamburitza Orchestras of Serbia and that year the first FTOS was held. As of 2008, 19 festivals of the best tamburitza orchestras have been organized and conducted in the Republic of Srbia. FTOS is held in the second half of May each year, over two festival nights in the great hall of the Cultural Center with the participation of the total of 10 to 12 big tamburitza orchestras. FTOS is financed by: the Ruma municipality, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Serbia and the Provincial Secretariat for Education and Culture. The founders of the festival are: the Association of Music Societies of Vojvodina, Cultural and Educational Community of the municipality of Ruma and the Cultural Center of Ruma. The organizers of the FTOS are the Amateur Association of Serbia and the Cultural Center of Ruma, and the technical realization of the festival has been entrusted to the Cultural Center of Ruma.

CULTURAL SUMMER OF RUMA

The cultural summer of Ruma is an event which is organized by the auspices of the municipality of Ruma and the department of social activities and implemented by the professional cultural institutions – the Cultural Center, the Town Library and the Museum every year. Within the cultural summer, depending on the specific approved funding, from 20th June to 31st August a number of different programs is realized. The Cultural Center as an institution is one of the organizers and the executors of the mentioned event during which it implements: theater, film, and music and art program.

11.5 Youth

According the 2011 Census the recorded number of young people between the age of 15 to 30 qwho live in the territory of the municipality of Ruma is 10,047. One of the common problems of small towns in Serbia, including the municipality of Ruma, is the brain drain, i.e. the migration of young people to larger cities with a desire for further professional development through creating opportunities to realize themselves professionally as they did not have the opportunity to do so in the municipality of Ruma.

A big step forward is the recognition of the importance of youth involvement in the community life, and the municipality of Ruma has already made that move by forming the office for youth and by adoption of the strategic documents in that area. In the next period, the emphasis is placed on the education of young people and assistance in setting up their own business, motivation to actively search for employment opportunities – looking for, applying and implementing specific projects of youth activism in the field, then creation of the appropriate cultural and artistic content for quality use of leisure time, as well as renting certain space for different trainings, seminars, youth gatherings with the purpose of exchanging ideas – all this with the idea to encourage youth activism. 11.6 Civil Sector

The municipality of Ruma has a large number of organizations that operate within the key areas od the community development and thus participate in improving the living conditions of the local environment. Active and motivated association representatives, a significant degree of volunteerism, implemented

124 The Municipality of Ruma projects that have proven to be sustainable have influenced the fact that the individual associations stand out as leaders.

Active associations are ready to unite and cooperate with each other in order to be recognized as important actors in the development at the local level. The identified factors of the development of the civil sector in the municipality of Ruma are as follows: the Pensioners association, the Association Puz – Putinci, the Association of citizens for the revival of Ruma, Vorky team, the Youth Council of Ruma, … and many others. 11.6 Entertainment and Services

11.6.1 Restaurants

RESTAURANT VULIN The restaurant Vulin is located in Ruma, at Vladimira Nazora Street, No 86d. It is part of the company “Vulin komerc”, which is owned by Dragan Vulina. It consists of two connected rooms, one of which has 8- seats while the capacity of the second room is up to 200 seats. This restaurant primarily offers traditional food but many international specialties are also prepared. As part of this restaurant there is a section of the motel with four suites: one equipped with a luxurious Jacuzzi, a suite with two single beds and two suites with double beds. Upstairs there are six double rooms. All the suites are air-conditioned, have a mini bar, cable TV and a complete hotel cosmetics.

RESTAURANT BORKOVAC The restaurant Borkovac at Orloviceva Street NN is owned by Dusan Dragisic. The restaurant consists of a closed part with the area of 150 m² and a garden of 200m². The total capacity of the hall and the garden is 250 people. This is a restaurant which offers traditional food, located in the beautiful setting of a pine forest in the famous picnic area Borkovac in Ruma. Owing to our friendly and professional staff, the restaurant of the Borkovac Hotel is an ideal place for banquets, weddings, seminars and various other celebrations. The restaurant also has ten rooms which are mostly double with the total accommodation capacity of 24 people. The rooms are air-conditioned, and the guests can use the wireless internet connection.

RESTAURANT KONOBA The restaurant Konoba is located at Sremska Street No 58 and is owned by Kljajic Lazar. This is primarily a sea food restaurant where you can order fresh water and marine fish species as well as specialties such as snails and frog legs. Apart from this, traditional dishes of national cuisine can be ordered as well. The restaurant consists of the garden with 80 seats and the hall which can accommodate 70 people.

RESTAURANT TRN The restaurant Trn is located in Pinkijeva Street No 3. This is a restaurant with a traditional Srem cuisine which includes the specialties such as ham bone, kormaa, tripes. The capacity of the restaurant is 40 seats and is owned by Dragan Vidakovic.

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11.6.2 Cinemas

In the municipality of Ruma there is only one cinema with 262 seats.

Table 78 Number of cinemas, cinema seats, screens and visitors, 2011

Municipality of Ruma Srem District Serbia Number of cinemas 1 4 124 Number of seats in cinemas 262 1,225 50,853 Number of screens (cinema shows) 387 803 75,524 Number of visitors 8,297 19,409 2,376,329 Utilization of cinema rooms (%) 8 10 1 Average ticket price 200 183 285 Number of visitor to the cinema per 100 people 16 6 35 Source: The Republic Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia

11.6.3 Shopping Areas and Retail Centers

The shopping area is located in the heart of the town. The biggest shopping center is a building that bears the name “Atrijum”. In this shopping center there is a large number of shops with a vast choice: boutiques, shoe shops, hairdresser’s, travel agencies, architectural design offices, medical clinics, and so on. In Ruma there is also a shopping center Kastania which includes several coffee shops besides the above-mentioned facilities.

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12. Strategic Documents in Relation to Local Economic Development

In December 2014 the municipality of Ruma did a revision of the Sustainable Development Strategic Plan for the period of 2010-2020. This document represents the direction of the development of the municipality and with its vision Ruma defined what it should be like in 2020. The Sustainable Development Strategic Plan of of Ruma allows the citizens of the municipality to be planning the future of their community themselves and to participate in the project.

The strategic planning for future development is a very important factor because it shows the responsibility of the local government towards the citizens and requires responsible behavior of each individual. To effectively solve the accumulated problems a clear vision of the community development is required. It should serve as a guideline for the future.

The effectiveness of the local community development involves the planning process which will combine the activities of the citizens, the local authorities, business and other relevant subjects and it will direct them towards the implementation of the identified objectives of the faster development of the municipality. During the preparation of this document the Committee for the strategic planning of Ruma had in mind those documents that are strategic in content and refer to the policy of the global development of the Republic of Serbia i.e. the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.

We would like Ruma to be a better place to live and this is the reason why we have decided that all the citizens should have a better quality of life.

VISION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA 2020

Ruma is the regional center of the SremDistrict, an equally developed municipality that provides its citizens with a high quality of life.

• High quality social protection and health care, the conditions for education that has a role in the further improvement of the status of the citizens, adequate cultural and tourist facilities and a high level of security stem from a stable economy and organized and modernized local self-government to provide services to citizens.

• Our municipality has a good utility service system, and it is also a distribution center for the region and a leader in the organic food production with the necessary capacities for its processing and placement on the market.

• We are a regional center for education and additional training of the labour force in order to offer to all the investors an adequate, skilled and qualified labour force, as well as equipped industrial sites with favorable conditions.

• Modernized local self-government is dedicated to providing and satisfying the needs of both citizens and companies, whose opinions and suggestions are taken into account in the decision-making process.

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KEY AREAS OF DEVELOPMENT

In December 2014, after more than 10 meetings and participation of more than 100 people in designing the Sustainable Development Strategic Plan and taking into consideration of all the above assumptions and orientations, the key areas, which need to address the major issues of the development, are determined:

1. Economy 2. Protection of Environment 3. Social Affaires 4. Local self-governmet

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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PLAN 2015 – 2020

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INTRODUCTION

Strategic planning represents one of the available instruments of the local self-government to exert its primary function which is to ensure development and constant improvement of its economic and institutional environment to attract investments and strengthen local economy, develop partnership relations with the private sector and establish network with other cities and municipalities to achieve common objectives and improve financial capacity. Without strategic planning, it is very hard nowadays to imagine an efficient and successful development of local community for it is, in fact, an instrument to shape future and define priorities, measures, means and methods of attaining those goals. The Municipal Assembly of Ruma adopted “Sustainable Development Strategy Plan of the Municipality of Ruma 2010-2020” in 2009. Due to the new social-economic situation and after 5 years of implementation of the Strategy and projects, the municipal authorities and departments have decided to undertake the revision of the Strategy to adapt the actual objectives, programs and projects to the new situation. The Revison of the Sustainable Development Strategy Plan of the Municipality of Ruma 2010-2020 was funded by the Provicial Secretariat for Local Self-Government and Interregional Cooperation of AP Vojvodina and after the public procurement completed, the contract with the company Development Consulting Group (DCG) from Belgrade to prepare and conduct the entire process of the strategy Revison was signed. On the basis of the adopted methodology, the coordination of the Strategy revision was assigned to the expert working groups consisting of the representatives of the Municipal Administration, muncipal companies and institutions experts, republican public companies and institutions experts, educational institutions and civil sector representatives, as well as the representatives of business and agriculture sector, etc. The primary task of the working groups was to make an analysis of the available resources, give recommendations for future development of the municipality within each specific sector, define objectives, programs and propose projects and measures for the development of the municipality of Ruma. Though the planning process and development of the Strategy Plan were initiated by the local self- government, its implementation is based on the “bottom-up” principle that foresees defining priorities through consultative process at all levels of authorities and all sectors of society. In accordance with the priority sector defined by the project assignment, 4 working groups were established in the sectors of economy, social sector, environment protection and local self-government. In relation to the project assignment and on the basis of social-economic analysis (profile of the community),the SWOT analysis was done which defines the specific sector objectives, specific objectives, programs and projects to be implemented. Strategic planning represents a continual process of defining objectives of the local community and the methods of accomplishing them by means of participation and partnership of all concerned parties. Thus,

129 The Municipality of Ruma the ownership of the process and the document itself becoming the result of the very process are accomplished, as well as the consensus and distribution of responsibilities for establishing objectives and choices of the ways of their accomplishment. By clearly defining priorities and directions of the development, a clear framework for future infrastructure investments is set up together with the assumptions that the development is driven by the real needs of the community and not by the donors. Partnership and participation are characterized by the joint work on the strategy which guarantees engagement of bigger resources, greater knowledge and increases trust in the process in which all relevant actors participate and cooperate voluntarily, thus ensuring the transparency in the work of the local self- government bodies. Adoption of the Strategy Plan by the Municipal Assembly clearly gives the sign to donors and investors that the consensus on development priorities at the local level has been reached. Such a developed plan strengthens the negotiation position of the municipality and helps investors and donors adapt their plans and agenda to the already defined and budgeted needs of the municipality, instead of plans and projects exclusively representing the offer of the donors. Bad macroeconomic environment, as well as the decrease in investors’ interest in investing in the Republic of Serbia led to an increase in competition among local self-governments to attract investors since it is logical that the investors will choose cities and municipalities with clearly defined objectives, stable institutions, competitive labour force, low local tax fees, etc. The first step in strengthening competitive position of the municipality is to have the Strategy Plan adopted. Why is strategic planning important? Law on Local Self-Government states that “Local self-government units shall cooperate and associate for the purpose of achieving common goals, plans and development programs..” (Article 13) and “Municipalities through its bodies and in accordance with the Constitution and Law shall: 1) adopt development programs;…9) adopt programs and implement projects of local economic development and ensure improvement of general framework of economy within the local self-government unit;(Article 20) and “The Assembly of the Municipality in accordance with the law shall:4) adopt a program and plan for municipal development and certain activities;(Article 32) Beside its being legally binding, the principal reason for the preparation and adoption of a strategic plan is the necessity to ensure the syhchronization and coordination of planning activities at all different levels of the city in order to improve the local economical development.Thus, the conditions for the overall preparation of development project of highest priority are ensured ( development of necessary documentation,adjustment of planning documents, resolving property and legal issues), as well as the prospects of getting additional funds. Also, it is very significant to emphasize the fact that it is not possible to apply for funds in most of the grant programs unless the document on objectives and priorities of the local community has been adopted. Therefore, the principal goal in strategic planning is to adopt the plan which supports the vision and values of the community. Additionally, it is imperative that the solid partnership is established at the local level by means of joint identification, evaluation and activation of development opportunities and goals through joint activities and project implementation. As the concept of development requires solid knowledge and

130 The Municipality of Ruma competence, the aim of this process is to build capacities of the local human resources through permanent educations and trainings. An optimal distribution of the budget should be regulated in compliance with the municipal development priorities so that the goal of the strategic planning is also to initiate the practice of long-term local budget planning to ensure timely allocation of funds from the budget to manage municipal priorities. Law on Budget System foresees that during the process of the budget draft, the funds are distributed on a long-term basis to ensure an optimal allocation flow of budget funds to manage municipal priorities.Thus, the development planning objectives are linked to the activities and funds necessary for their implementation and main directions in the development of the municipality are established which will further contribute to the optimal allocation of limited resources. Strategic, legal and institutional framework in local development planning Since 2005 till present day, the Government of the Republic of Serbia has adopted several strategic documents stating national objectives, priorities and measures determining the framework for consideration and planning of the local development. Sustainable Development Strategy Plan of the Municipality of Ruma has been harmonized with the national strategic documents listed below:  Poverty Reduction Strategy in Serbia  Strategy on EU Accession of Serbia  National Strategy on Employment  Strategy on Economy Development  National Program of Protection of Environment  Development Strategy of SME in Serbia  National Strategy of Waste Disposal  Strategy on Public Administration Reforms  Strategy of Regional Development The ruling law on defining the framefork for local self-government functioning is the Law on Local Self- Government. Besides, there are other laws significant for the functioning of the local self-government such as Law on Funding Local Self-Government, Law on Budget System, Law on Planning and Construction, Law on Regional Development, Law on Territorial Organization of the Republic of Serbia, Law on Local Elections, Law on Public Property, etc. In most parts, these laws are in accordance with European legislative which increases the responsibilities of municipalities and cities and ensures financial incentives necessary for promotion of local economical development and attraction of capital, investments and new projects.

Jurisdiction of cities and municipalities When planning local development, one must take into consideration the jurisdiction of the local self- government. They themselves have no possibility to influence macroeconomical environment, but have instruments to influence the following sectors: - Creation of local development and improvement of economy framework - Public Finance Policy - Spatial and Urban Planning and Policy on Land - Infrastructure Equipment of the locations for attracting investments

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- Communal Policy - Foundation of institutions and organizations - Human Resources So, the most important jurisdiction competences of local self-government include planning of development, urban planning, public utilities ( water supply, heating systems, city and intercity transport, maintenance of waste and cleaning, maintenance of public property, etc.), arrangement and utilization of construction and agricultural land, ownership of renting business facilities, development and improvement of tourism, handicraft, catering, trade, craftsmanship, construction and maintenance of local roads, environment protection, education, culture, health and social care, children care, sport and physical education, minority protection and natural disaster protection. The most significant competences of cities and municipalities are spatial and urban planning, arrangement and utilization of construction and agricultural land, communal issues, business facilities management, adoption of programs and action plans in the area of environment improvement and local infrastructure management. Improvement of business environment and creation of conditions for development of small and medium size enterprises are competences of particular significance. Public finances are powerful but very complex instrument in development policy. Most typical is the fact that the increase in public administration revenue calls for an increase in collection of funds from the citizens and business sector. Making decision on how big share of funds and who should be charged in order to attain an optimal social impact represent big challenges in the sector of public finances. Financial management implies consultation with those who are directly influenced by such policy (economy and budget beneficiaries). Strategic planning of the development of the city has a very significant role in the implementation of such a policy. There are great problems and limitations regarding spatial planning, municipal building land and communal policy that should be taken into consideration when planning development. The main problem the cities and municipalities have encountered so far was the fact that they could not own property they had been utilizing, which further limited them in good management of the property and legal safety of all concerned parties, thus depreciating the value of the local self-government property.The Municipality of Ruma initiated the process of setting up the municipal property database, however, the strategy plan on how to manage that property and municipal building land has not been adopted yet. The actual value of the municipal building land beside its size, location and its infrastructure is determined by the availability of spatial and urban planning document, content of the planning bylaws, local revenues related to building land and administration efficiency. Sustainable Development Strategy Plan of the Municipality of Ruma The work on the revision of the Sustainable Development Strategy Plan of the Municipality of Ruma 2010- 2020 was initiated in July 2014. In the period from July till December 2014, the project assignment was adopted, the areas of priority were defined and working groups established, after which a serial of working groups meetings was held.

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DIAGRAM OF THE PROCES OF THE REVISON OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY PLAN OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA

Working Groups ACTORS:

- external experts COMMUNITY - public, public utility PROFILEПРОФИЛ ЗАЈЕДНИЦЕ companies and SWOT АNALYSIS institutions SECTORS:

- health, education and - Economic development KEY ISSUES culture institutions - protection of

- municipal environment VISION AND OBJECTIVES administration services ВИЗИЈА И ЦИЉЕВИ - social development

- entrepreneurs and MEASURES TO ACHIEVE - local self-government farmers OBJECTIVES development

- civil sector representatives MONITORING EVALUATION

ACTION PLAN

PUBLIC HEARING

ADOPTION OF THE STRATEGY

STRUCTURE OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA Analysis Section I part II Strategy III Operation

Ruma Municipality SWOT analysis Key issues Action Plan 2014 - 2016 Profile – social- General and specific economical analysis objectives Programs, Projects

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Monitoring and Evaluation of the the Sustainable Development Strategy Plan of the Municipality of Ruma Monitoring and evaluation phase are usually skipped in the process of the strategy development. However, it is unjustified since the strategy represents a “living“ document that should be constantly revised in accordance with the needs of the community and external factors. It requires continual update with new relevant information. Methods of monitoring and evaluation if carried out properly, may contribute to the quantification of results, analysis of the procedural steps and to the development of methods to improve and harmonize the strategy. Throughout these phases an overview of the implementation of the strategy can be monitored and it is possible to identify possible mistakes and undertake steps to alleviate or eliminate them. Successful monitoring and evaluation includes the following activities: - establishment of the Team for Monitoring the Strategy Implementation made up of the representatives from public administration, public utility companies and institutions with the President of the municipality as the head, as well as all those individuals who have the expertise and necessary qualifications to validate the implemented acitivities.Therefore, the municipality should propose the members of the Team and besides the afore mentioned, the representatives from the Municipal Assembly, NGO sector and specific institutions should also be included. The progress of the activities on development and finalization of the Strategy document will entirely depend on the team work invested. - revision of the development objectives and results requires answers to several questions:  Are data in the Analysis Section of the Strategy still valid or something has changed in the meantime?  Are the elements in the SWOT analysis still valid?  Have some of the identified threats been eliminated or some new have immersed?  Have some new opportunities been opened?  Have the projects stated in the Action Plan been implemented and at which extent?  Are the objectives sustainable or they should be changed?  Have some of the objectives been achieved and can new ones be generated?  Does the operation structure for the implementation of the projects function well?

- establishment of the reporting system which records work of each individual and institution responsible for the implementation of the Strategy. Such a reporting system ensures that all concerned parties present how much theey have succeeded in achieving objectives and tasks stated in this document. The reports on the implementation of the Strategy must contain both quantitative and qualitative data.

- evaluation of the accomplished results compared with the objectives defined in the Strategy and the Action Plan. Evaluation is done sporadically and upon the expiry of the Strategy.

- presentation of the results to the local community – Team for the implementation of the Strategy should inform relevant bodies of the local self-government and community on the progress of achievement of objectives and activities in the Strategy and the Action Plan. Community members should be informed on the status of the activities that each individual may undertake to contribute to the accomplishment of development objectives of the community. It requires the design of a serious program which will provide information to the authorities and community on regular basis.

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The evaluation results should be presented by means of different techniques such as press conference, reports, presentation in media, panels, leaflets, etc. Monitoring and evaluation should be conducted regularly each 6 months. Since there is no common practice in our country to plan the budget on long-term basis, it is recommended that they should be applied when planning the budget for the following year and when the revision of the budget is done, as well as when applying for funds and credits. For the sake of more successful provision of information, motivation and participation of a great number of citizens in development acitivities, it is necessary to design the plan of promotion activities and design municipal website of the municipality ras well as to regularly update public of all completed and planned achievements.Thus, media support is ensured and information are available to all concerned. Design of the software containing all information related to the Strategy and projects deifined in the Action Plan would contribute to the implementation of the Strategy and simplify information about particular project. Design of such software should be priority to the municipality since it represents a significant support to the successful implementation of all planned activities.

VISION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA BY 2020

Ruma is a regional centar of Srem, a municipality with well balanced growth that ensures high standard of life to its citizens and:  High quality social and health protection, solid conditions for education to further improve the citizens’ status, adequate cultural and tourist attractions and high level of security, stable economy and organized and modernized local self-government to render services to citizens.  Our municipality has well-developped communal infrastructure, it is a distributive regional center and leader in production of organic food with necessary capacities for processing and market placement.  We represent the regional center for education and additional qualification of necessary human resources to be able to offer adequate and skilled human resources and well equipped industrial facilities at competitive prices.  Modernized local self-government is dedicated to rendering services and meeting the needs of citizens and local economy, taking into consideration their opinions and suggestions in the process of decision making. The profile of the community serves as the basis for setting up four strategic priorities defining the objectives that further generate program and project proposals and action plan.

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STRATEGIC PRIORITIES:

Sustainable Development Strategic Plan of the Municipality of Ruma 2015 – 2020

ECONOMIC PROTECTION OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL SELF-

GOVERNMENT

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

The municipality of Ruma has a good geostrategic position, in the vicinity of Mt. Fruska Gora in the middle of Srem, inbetween two rivers, the Sava and the Danube. It borders municipalities of Sremska Mitrovica, Sabac, Irig, Indjija, Stara Pazova and Pecinci. It has territory of 582 kм² and 54,339 inhabitants as per Census 2001. There are several factors that make Ruma rank at the top position on the map of Serbia which offer good potentials to national and foreign investments. Firstly, the vicinity of big centers of Belgrade and Novi Sad. The international aeroport “Nikola Tesla “ is only 35km away from Ruma, whereas the highway E-70 and the railway (Corridor 10) are situated in the outskirts of the city. The Corridor 10 connects Ruma and Croatia, Slovenia and Europe on one side and Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece and further to the east on the other side. Also, there is a national highway of first priority M-21, Novi Sad-Sabac passing through Ruma. Although, it has good potentials due to its position and labour force, Ruma has not achieved investments in the foreseen extent and unemployment is above the average in Serbia (38.05%). The first steps in the process of attracting investments have been taken within the possibility of expanding economical capacities and 7 free locations / industrial zones have been defined for the construction of various facilities which are partly equipped with necessary infrastructure and communal facilities - east industrial zone, south industrial zone, south-west industrial zone, west industrial zone, industrial zone,,Румска петљa”, South 2 и South 3.

However, it must be stressed that the unsuccessful privatization, changes in the ownership models, decrease in agricultural production and ongoing restructuring resulted in job loss of many people on the entire territory of the municipality of Ruma.

Regarding economic activities, it is worth mentioning that the economy of Ruma today relies on small and medium size enterprises, whereas small i.e. family companies will be the focus point of the future economy development. Incentives for the development of family companies dealing in final processing of produce and association and branding of local products represents the key to the development of small enterprises and decrease in unemployment in the municipality. Therefore, it is necessary to provide information to potential entrepreneurs and training to the households interested in sources of funding, products

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Though the development of SME and its successs directly depend on the available financial resources and financial incentives , local self-government can contribute to its further development through the establishment of the local budget fund for SME sector. Besides, they should need also the access to information, intensive cooperation with the local self-government, less bureaucracy, public-private partnerships, investments in new technologies and access to new markets.

In order to resolve problems of entrepreneurs and businessmen and to set the economy development in good direction, the Council for Economy should be established as a counseling body to the Mayor of the municipality with the aim tomonitor the implementation of the Project, participation of entrepreneurs and businessmen in decision making on local issues and in the drafting of the joint strategy of economy development.

Economical activities in rural areas of the municipality are traditionally connected to agriculture, thanks to the tradition and climate. The advantages of the municipality of Ruma are good geographic position and big territory of fertile agricultural land of highest quality (74% of the territory). All sorts of agricultural production are represented in this area. Ruma has few thermal springs that could contribute to the promotion of health tourism and spa center as tourist attractions. Production of healthy food and construction of Green houses are also possible option. There are several industrial capacities for processing fruit and vegetable, slaughterhouses, drying plants, silos, etc. The main priority of the municipality of Ruma is to become economical, competitive and organized in a modern way. That is to say, improvement of its exisiting capacities for agricultural production, market orientation with greater competitiveness and modern methods of work, adoption of new products, marketing and promotion.

Having in mind that Serbia has opted strategically to join EU and sees its opportunity in production and export of agricultural produce and wholesome food, education of farmers and creating conditions for obtaining required certificates (ISO, HACCP, EUROGAP) must be defined as the strategic priority.

Beside new investments, development of existing SMEs, opening of new family companies and development of agriculture, development of tourism represents another potential chance for the development of the municipality of Ruma. When we discuss about tourism, it should be stressed that it has a very favovourable geographical position between Novi Sad and Belgrade which represent the two biggest tourist attraction centres, natural resources, waterways suitable for fishing and carp farms, good environment for hunting and rich historical heritage ( monasteries, churches, cultural and historical monuments), good conditions for rural tourism, great number of tourist, cultural and sports manifestations, archeological sites “Basijana” and “Gomoglava”, etc.

Additionally, there are industrial and working zones in the countryside, rich natural resources, association of entrepreneurs, solid size of land for production of cattle food and farming, great potential for food industry (agriculture, fruit and vegetable production), institutions for the development of agriculture- professional institutions and agriculture high school, Local Action Group, Association of farmers of the municipality of Ruma, Association of producers of organic food (Vitas), a great number of registered village households (3 000), numerous educated young people who live in the villages, etc.

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SWOT ANALYSIS

STRENGHTS WEAKNESSES

1. Attracting investments and development 1. Attracting investments and development incentives incentives  Vacant grounds for development of big  Labour force has no significant industrial zones experience in production  Excellent geo-strategic position-  Absence of public-private partnerships crosssroad of road, railway and air  Obsolete industrial equipment transport  Unsuccesful privatization of big industrial  Vicinity of the river Sava plants in Ruma  Vicinity of the international airport  Inadequate existing industrial facilities Nikola Tesla (Belgrade)  Lack of communal infrastructure in the  Municipal investment incentives for industrial zone of Putinci investors  Poor promotion of the municipality of  Good infrastructure of industrial zones in Ruma as an investment destination Ruma  Industrial zone in the village of Putinci 2. Support to the development of  Communal infrastructure in existing entrepreneurship and local economic sector insustrial zones  Only 13 % of the land area is forested  Successful privatization of certain  Education system is not in compliance companies - Mitas Tyres with the economy trends  Rich natural resources  Low technical and technological  Succesful (completed) greenfield capacities of the companies investments  Absence of municipal Fund for the development of economy and agriculture 2. Support to the development of  Low level of competitiveness of local entrepreneurship and local economic sector economy  Well-developed infrastructure and  Small number of qualified resources in network sectors of IT and enterpreneurship  Positive private initiative and  Shortage of financial incentives for SME enterprenial spirit in SME sector and agriculture  More than 1,500 enterpreneurs  Insufficient cooperation between local  Available supporting institutions to local self-government and local economy economy – Regional Chamber of  Lack of human resources with specific job Commerce, Regional Development profiles Agency, Association of employers of  High rate of closing down business in the Ruma first couple of years of functioning  Available financial and nonfinacial  Insufficient cooperation of businessmen support in cooperation with the National in a joint market offer Employment Bureau  Absence of Business Incubator Center  Association of entrepreneurs is  Insufficient cooperation of legal entitties, functional lack of capacities for final phase in  4 high schools available production, etc.

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 Developed trade on the entire territory  Lack of small size processing capacities of the muncipality High local communal taxes  Suitable program for job requalification 3. Agriculture and rural development of human resources  Capacities for agriculture development (74 % of agricultural land); 3. Agriculture and rural development  Considerable piece of land free for  Insufficient infrastructure in rural area production of cattle food and animal (roads, water and sewage network, etc.) husbandry  Agricultural land is split into small  Available institutions for support to allotments agriculture development – professional  Small percentageof irrigation capacities services, high agricultural school, Local and utilization of available water Action Group, Association of farmers of resources the municipality of Ruma, Association of  Poor natural disasters protection producers of organic food (Vitas)  Bad age structure of the rural households  Big number of registered farm  Unsolved ownership claims to households (3, 000) agricultural land  Great resource for the development of  Disorganization of farmers – food production industry (crop, fruit and cooperatives, associations, etc. vegetable growing)  Underdeveloped food industry  Big number of educated young people  Insufficient production of organic food live in the village  Insufficient ecological protection  Absence of municipal Fund for th 4. Development of Tourism development of agriculture  Good geographic position – situated in  Big unemployment rate of young people the secondary tourist territory of the two in rural area biggest tourist centers in Serbia  Absence of the Center for Rural (Belgrade and Novi Sad) Development  Natural resources significant for the  Disconnection of the institutions in development of tourism agriculture sector (republican,provincial,  Surface water is good for fishing, carp municipal, NGO) farming and associated tourist events  Big number of illegal construction of  Favourable environment for the farm facilities (stables, warehouses, development of hunting and fishing ancillary facilities) tourism  Inadequate treatment of chemical waste  Rich cultural heritage (monasteries, (packaging) churches, cultural and historical  Insufficient utilization of renewable monuments) energy resources  Good conditions for the development of  Lack of personal protection against rural tourism chemical agents  Available facilities for the development of sport, recreational and youth tourism 4. Development of Tourism  Partly developed sports infrastructure  Underdeveloped infrastructure in tourist  Numerous important tourist, cultural area and sports manifestations  Lack of tourist signalization  Well-designed and updated website of  Absence of tourist market offer the municipality  Lack of communal infrastructure in tourist area

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 Archeological sites of „Besijana“ and  Disharmony with the tourist offer in the „Golmoglava“ regiaon  Rich cultural and historica heritage and  Insufficient use of EU grants protected and well preserved cultural  Insufficient accommodation capacities in and natural resources rural area  Lack of sport, recreational facilities and greenery  Absence of the municipal Tourist Information Center  Insufficient utilization of cultural, historical and natural heritage

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

1. Attracting investments and development 1. Attracting investments and development incentives incentives  Gas main “South Stream“  Insufficient interest of local and foreign investors for investing and development  Construction of geothermal capacities in of economy in the municipality Budjanovci  International Agreements (EU, CEFTA, 2. Support to the development of Russia, Belorussia, Turkey, Kazakhstana, entrepreneurship and local economic sector etc.)  Grey economy  Possibility of establishing free industrial  Inadequate investment in human zones and logistic (integral) centers; resources  Bad credit arrangements (short-and long-

term) 2. Support to the development of  Daily insecurity regarding macro and entrepreneurship and local economic sector microeconomical sector  Regional cooperation  Slow pace in market harmonization  Utilization of renewable energy  High taxes and contributions resources  Development of enterprenial skills 3. Agriculture and rural development

 Establishment of Council of Businessmen  Unsolved status of municipal property (or similar organization)  Climate changes  Favourable enterprenial environment (  Absence of republican and provincial Regional Chamber of Commerce, measures for the return of the young to Regional Development Agency); rural areas  Establishment of various associations  Low birth rate

sharing similar interests at a low or high 4. Development of Tourism level to improve production, better access to funds and to access the market together  Better inter-connection among similar or different sectors

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 Activation of population to get training and additional knowledge and skills (training for a recognized employer, job market trainings and professional practice at employers)

3. Agriculture and rural development  Possibility of develoopment of economic activities in rural area  Access new EU funds for the development of economic activities in rural area  Potential for the development of processing sector in agriculture  Protection, regulation and maintenance of agricultural land

4. Development of Tourism  Optimal use of natural and cultural resources in tourist offer  Improved utilization of various natural advantages and better networking on the entire territory  Possibility of development of rural tourism together with the promotion of cultural heritage

STRATEGIC SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

Specific objective 1.1 Attracting investments and development incentives

Specific objective 1.2 Support to the development of entrepreneurship and local economic sector

Specific objective 1.3 Agriculture and rural development

Specific objective 1.4 Development of Tourism

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PROJECTS

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 1.1 ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES

PROGRAM 1.1.1. REVITALIZATION OF ''BROWNFIELD'' LOCATIONS TO ACHIEVE MAXIMUM UTILIZATION OF AVAILABLE CAPACITIES AND ATTRACT NEW NATIONAL AND FOREIGN INVESTORS

Project 1.1.1.1 Feasibility study for the revitalization of brownfield locations

Project 1.1.1.2 Preparation of the project specification and technical design document and for the reconstruction

PROGRAM 1.1.2. PROMOTION FOR THE INVESTMENT IN THE MUNICIPALITY RESOURCES

Project 1.1.2.1 Preparation of the exhibition calendar

Project 1.1.2.2 Visits to investment fairs and manifestation in the Republic of Serbia

Project 1.1.2.3 Visits to investment fairs and manifestation abroad

Project 1.1.2.4 Designing and printing new brochure on investments in the municipality of Ruma

Project 1.1.2.5 Preparation and organization of trainings and workshops for the employees in the public administration, public utilities and institutions for planning and implementation of the projects in the sector of local economic development

PROGRAM 1.1.3. REGULATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTALLMENT OF EQUIPMENT IN THE INDUSTRIAL ZONE RUMSKA PETLJA

Project 1.1.3.1 Construction of secondary gas pipeline in the industrial zone “Rumska petlja”

Project 1.1.3.2 Draft of the feasibility study on the establishment of Free Customs Zone Ruma and Cargo and Transport Center (CTC) in the industrial zone “Rumska petlja”

Project 1.1.3.3 Construction of the traffic, sewage and atmospheric infrastructure network in the industrial zone “Rumska petlja”

Project 1.1.3.4 Project specification and technical design document for the construction of waste water treatment system within the work zone “Rumska petlja”

Project 1.1.3.5 Construction of waste water treatment system within the work zone “Rumska petlja”

Project 1.1.3.6 Draft of the project specification and technical design document for the construction of public street lighting within the work zone “Rumska petlja”

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Project 1.1.3.7 Construction of public street lighting within the work zone “Rumska petlja”

Project 1.1.3.8 Construction of the water supply network within the work zone “Rumska petlja”

PROGRAM 1.1.4. REGULATION OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND INSTALLMENT OF EQUIPMENT IN OTHER INVESTMENT LOCATIONS

Project 1.1.4.1 Draft of the detailed regulation plan for the work zone in inhabited settlements of Klenak and Putinci

Project 1.1.4.2 Adjustment of the project specification and technical design document for the construction of the infrastructure (traffic, water supply and sewage network) within the work zone blocks: 3-14-1 and 3-14-3

Project 1.1.4.3 Draft of the project specification and technical design document for the construction of traffic, water supply and sewage network, public street lighting and waste water treatment system within the block 3-14-2 in the industrial zone in Ruma

Project 1.1.4.4 Construction of traffic, water supply and sewage network, public street lighting and waste water treatment system within the block 3-14-2 in the industrial zone in Ruma

Project 1.1.4.5 Draft of the project specification and technical design document for the construction of road connection to R-103, work zone “East work zone“

Project 1.1.4.6 Draft of the project specification and technical design document for the construction of traffic infrastructure and public street lighting in the street Nova 6 within the work zone “East work zone“

Project 1.1.4.7 Draft of the project specification and technical design document document for the construction of necessary infrastructure within the work zone „JUG-2“

Project 1.1.4.8 Construction of traffic, water supply and sewage network, public street lighting and waste water treatment system within the block 3-14-2 in the industrial zone in Ruma

Project 1.1.4.9 Construction of the traffic connection to R-103 in work zone“East work zone“

Project 1.1.4.10 Construction of the traffic infrastructure and public street lighting in the street Nova 6 within the work zone “East work zone“

Project 1.1.4.11 Construction of the sewage networkin the street Nova 6 within the work zone “East work zone“

Project 1.1.4.12 Construction of the traffic infrastructure at the location “East work zone“ – phase 2.

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SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 1.2 SUPPORT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND LOCAL ECONOMIC SECTOR

PROGRAM 1.2.1. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE ENTERPRISES

Project 1.2.1.1 Establishment of municipal budget Fund for the development of entrepreneurship and SME

Project 1.2.1.2 Establishment of the Economic Council of the municipality of Ruma

Project 1.2.1.3 Establishment of the Center for the support of entrepreneurship

PROGRAM 1.2.2. CAPACITY BUILDING OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Project 1.2.2.1 Establishment of the Training Center for education of the unemployed workers of machine and electronic engineering profile

Project 1.2.2.2 Organization of Job Fairs in cooperation with association of entrepreneurs, Municipal Administrationand National Employment Bureau

Project 1.2.2.3 Preparation of programs for professional requalification and additional qualification of human resources

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 1.3 AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

PROGRAM 1.3.1. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

Project 1.3.1.1 Preparation of the program supporting establishment of farmers associations and cooperatives in rural areas

Project 1.3.1.2 Establishment of municipal Fund for rural development

Project 1.3.1.3 Establishment of the Center for rural development with the aim of promotion of regular education of farmers

Project 1.3.1.4 Initiating legalization of farmers’ facilities (stables, warehouses, ancillary facilities)

Project 1.3.1.5 Development of the spatial planning document “ Principles for the protection, regulation and utilization of agricultural land”

PROGRAM 1.3.2. MODERNIZATION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AND CONSTRUCTION OF STORING AND PROCESSING CAPACITIES

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Project 1.3.2.1 Preparation of the program for the support of the development of processing facilities-construction of a mini plant for processing agricultural produce as the direct support to the farmers

Project 1.3.2.2 Preparation of the program for the support of the development cold storage facilities for storing agricultural produce

Project 1.3.2.3 Incentives and support to the development of organic production in rural areas of the municipality

Project 1.3.2.4 Preparation of the program for the support of breeding programs in animal husbandry

Project 1.3.2.5 Preparation of the program for the support of the construction of irrigation and drainage systems with maximum utilization of water resources available

Project 1.3.2.6 Construction of hydrotechnical facilities of secondary degree for irrigation of agricultural land in the municipality of Ruma (canal network, connecting canals, watr divide and canal pump stations, water tanks, power plants..)

PROGRAM 1.3.3. MARKETING AND PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE FROM THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA

Project 1.3.3.1 Selection of a trade mark and branding of agricultural and food products produced on the territory of the municipality Ruma?????

Project 1.3.3.2 Visits to investment fairs and manifestation in the Republic of Serbia

Project 1.3.3.3 Visits to investment fairs and manifestation abroad

PROGRAM 1.3.4. REGULAR EDUCATION AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION OF FARMERS AND PUPILS AT THE HIGH AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL

Project 1.3.4.1 Construction of a mini green house (flowers) at the agricultural school for educational purpose

Project 1.3.4.2 Construction of a mini drying plant at the agricultural school for educational purpose

Project 1.3.4.3 Construction of a mini vinegar production plant at the agricultural school for educational purpose

Project 1.3.4.4 Construction of a cabinet for animal husbandry with ancillary facilities at the agricultural school for educational purpose

Project 1.3.4.5 Education of farmers on improvement of cattle food to improve the produce quality

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Project 1.3.4.6 Education of farmers in applying chemicals in production of crop, fruit and vegetable

Project 1.3.4.7 Education of farmers on standards and regulations in the production of health and organic food

Project 1.3.4.8 Education of farmers on EU standards and regulations in agricultural production and production of food

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 1.4 DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM

PROGRAM 1.4.1. DRAFT OF THE PROJECT SPECIFICATION AND TECHNICAL DESIGN DOCUMENT FOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS TO SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM

Project 1.4.1.1 Preparation of the project specification and technical design document and revitalization of old buildings of cultural and historical value

PROGRAM 1.4.2 IMPROVEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES

Project 1.4.2.1 Preparation of the project specification and technical design document and revitalization of the archeological site “Gomoglava“

Project 1.4.2.2 Revitalization of the archeological site “Gomoglava“

Project 1.4.2.3 Preparation of the project specification and technical design document and revitalization of the archeological site “Basijana“

Project 1.4.2.4 Revitalization of the archeological site “Basijana“

Project 1.4.2.5 Preparation of the project specification and technical design document and revitalization of the habitat „“Bara Trskovaca“

Project 1.4.2.6 Revitalization of the habitat „“Bara Trskovaca“

PROGRAM 1.4.3 CONSTRUCTION OF BICYCLE PATHS

Project 1.4.3.1 Development of pre-feasibility study for the construction of bicycle paths – for both tourist and local population

Project 1.4.3.2 Preparation of the project specification and technical design document for the construction of bicycle paths

Project 1.4.3.3 Construction of bicycle paths

PROGRAM 1.4.3. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOURISM

Project 1.4.3.1 Establishment of the Tourist Information Center (TIC) and a souvenir shop

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Project 1.4.3.2 Preparation of the incentives to support the development of rural tourism, old handicrafts and other economic activities in rural areas to improve the tourist offer of the municipality

Project 1.4.3.3 Preparation of a detailed analysis (study) on tourist advantages of the municipality of Ruma and the region of Srem, as well as possibilities for evaluation and identification of specific tourist product

Project 1.4.3.4 Preparation of the Tourism Development Strategy of the municipality of Ruma (2015 – 2025)

PROGRAM 1.4.4. RECONSTRUCTION OF THE AVAILABLE AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW TOURIST INFRASTRUCTURE

Project 1.4.4.1 Installation and maintenance of tourist signalization

Project 1.4.4.2 Preparation of the program for construction of sports, recreational facilities and green parks

PROGRAM 1.4.5. PROMOTION OF THE TOURIST DESTINATION

Project 1.4.5.1 Preparation and organization of education for the farmers on the sale and marketing of local produce

Project 1.4.5.2 Promotion of sport fishing and game hunting tourism

Project 1.4.5.3 Preparation and conducting educational programs for service providers in the sector of tourism to improve the quality of the tourist offer

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2: PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

Ruma is a cultural and economical center covering the territory of 582,06 km2 in the municipality with the same name Ruma and its territory size which is above the average in AP Vojvodina is ranked at the position 14 out of 45 municipalities. Ruma has a good geographic position and is situated at the Corridor E-75 at the crossroad of the north of the municipality and in vicinity of the highway E-70 that connects it to the primary road network. The highway passes across the municipality territory in the north-south direction M-21 Novi Sad-Irig-Ruma-Sabac. There are also regional roads R-103 Sremska Mitrovica-Ruma-Pecinci, R- 106 Erdevik-Ruma-Stara Pazova and R-109 Ruma-Putinci-Indjija connect this territory with the surrounding area.

Local railway has two international transport lines, one Vien-Budapest-Belgrade-Athens and the second Belgrad-Zagreb-Vien. It is also possible to use the international airport “Nikola Tesla” in Belgrade, 35km away by highway from Ruma. From the south and west it borders the river Sava with two ports located in Sremska Mitrovica and Sabac. Traffic infrastructure network in the municipality of Ruma is well organized.

In June 2008, a two-way power transformer station 110/20/35 кV was built and both Ruma and surrounding villages got electric energy supply.

Sewage system in Ruma was constructed as a separate one and consists of: 1) Main collectors (east, west and central one) made of asbestos-cement pipes in the total length of 17km, diameter 200 - 600. 2) Secondary street sewage network made of PVC pipes, in the length of 86km, diameter 200-250. 3) Waste water treatment system in Ruma. Waste water treatment system in Ruma is out of function since 1999. During 2008, a partial overhaul of the system was undertaken and project specification showed analysis and justification for the selection of specific technology for the reconstruction of the existing waste water treatment system.

Sufficient quantity of water is produced and supplied to the inhabitants of Ruma. The Municipality of Ruma solved the problem of water supply by constructing the waterpipe network and water sources – Borkovac, Fiser Salas and Sava 1. The total length of the network maintained by the public utility “Vodovod” is 490km, whereas the total number of water connections is estimated at 20,000. Regional waterwork “Istocni Srem” supplies around 75,000 inhabitants and economic entitites in the municipalities of Ruma and Irig.

PUC “Plan” was established as a professional department for management of specific and technical issues related to spatial and urban planning in the municipalities Ruma and Pecinci. The area of responsibility of the PUC is of great importance to the local self-government functioning and includes monitoring and elaboration of spatial movements, designing of the database, information register on space used respectively, developing of prefeasibility studies and analysis necessary to design urban planning documents for spatial organization of settlements with the aim of amending the available and creating new urban values of preservation of natural and man-made values in compliance with the spatial planning. Economic sector is organized in work zones within and out of the construction site.

East work zone is situated in the eastern part of the town with the access to the highway M21 and regional roads R-106 and R-103. It occupies the construction area of 40 ha. It is planned that the zone is developed

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South industrial zone covers 40ha of the construction site. It is connected to the regional roads R-103 and R-106 and highway M21. There is a transport railway section (industrial) within the zone from the railway to the industrial complex Ruma gume. Its sub-zones are elaborated in the detailed planning design. Also, it is planned that certain facilities will be constructed there such as production, processing, various services and warehouses.

Southwest industrial zone occupies 47ha of the construction territory. It is connected to the regional roads R-103 and R-106. It is planned to construct several facilities there such as production, processing, various services and warehouses.

West work zone occupies the area of 20ha of the construction site. It is connected to the regional roads R- 103 and R-106. The main road is called Industrial street and it is planned to construct the south industrial traffic zone parallel to the railway. Secondary sector will be developed in this zone such as production, procession and warehouses. Industrial zone Rumska petlja is situated at the crossroad of the highway E-70 and M-21 (Novi Sad-Sabac). The entire area of the zone is the property of the municipality of Ruma. It covers the area of 2,380,000m2, which makes up 21,90 % of the entire work zone in K.O Ruma.

Public utility “Komunalac” from Ruma consists of several work units and services: WU Cleaning, WU Cemetary, WU Greenery, Green market and fair service, Parking service and zoo-sanitary service.

Gas supply network PU as a distribution pipeline made of PE of low pressure and steel of medium pressure. The length of PE network is 411,548 m, whereas the steel network is 100,523m long.The gas supply is distributed to the area of the municipality of Ruma, the town of Ruma and setllemets of the municipality of Ruma and municipality of Irig. Besides the afore mentioned infrastructure, there are also fire manholes, section taps and control stations to ensure the normal and safe distribution of earth gas along the gas stream PU “Gas-Ruma”. Good infrastructure and network with constructed electric stations with high capacities, good quality water supply, gas substations, gas and sewage network, digital telecommunication enable the municipality of Ruma to be ranked among the top municipalities in Serbia that have comfortable and modern standard of life and work.

Additionally, several comparative advantages of the municipality of Ruma should be mentioned such as protection of environment and available planning documentation for construction of the infrastructure: spatial planning documentation, project specification and technical design documentation for the regional water supply, project design for waste water treatment, project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of water and sewage network in 2 industrial zones – East and West zone, project specification and technical design documentation for sanation of the city dump, gas supply network on the entire territory of the municipality of Ruma, water and sewage network in Ruma and adjacent settlements, public utilities service is rendered in Ruma and rural area, etc.

Providing communal services represents a very significant activity in the functioning of the local self- government. Unfortunately, majority of communal services is carried out in an obsolete manner. There is a lack of development capital and there are no public-private partnerships established. Some of the shortcomings in the system are lack of project specification and technical design documentation for construction/reconstruction of communal infrastructure and increase of energy efficiency in public institutions, poor quality of local roads, obsolete water supply systems (old water wells), insufficient utilization of renewable energy sources, lack of infrastructure for sustainable water management, lack of animal waste disposal, inadequate solid waste disposal, etc.

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SWOT АNALYSIS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

1. Development of spatial, urban planning and 1. Development of spatial, urban planning and technical design documentation technical design documentation  Spatial planning documentation available  Lack of the General Regulation Plan for the municipalityof Ruma for 6 settlements   Majority of settlements have spatial Lack of project specification and technical design documentation for planning documentation the construction and recontruction f  Detailed regulation planning documents water and sewage network in Ruma for industrial zones available and rural areas  Project specification and technical design  Lack of project specification and documentation for the regional water technical design documentation for supply available the construction of the waste water  Project design for the construction of treatment waste water treatment available  Lack of project specification and  Project specification and technical design technical design documentation for the construction of the transfer documentation for the construction of station water and sewage network in 2 industrial  Lack of project specification and zones –East and West available technical design documentation for  Project specification and technical design the construction of the recycling plant documentation for sanation of the city dump available 2. Development of traffic infrastructure  Bad quality of local roads and 2. Development of traffic infrastructure infrastructure  Vicinity of the highway E75 (Corridor 10)  Low level of traffic safety  Good connection with the cities and  Lack of electricity on the rail tracks, crossroads or roads and railway at the municipalities in the area same level  Well distributed road and railway  Lack of public garage and parking network space in the center of the town  Developed network of state road  Parking space in residental area are infrastructure of 1 and 2 instance not maintained  Project specification and technical design  Lack of bicycle paths documentation for the construction and reconstruction of traffic infrastructure 3. Development of communal infrastructure available  Insufficient local funding for  Well regulated tourist signalization construction and maintenance of infrastructure  Planning documentation for the  Obsolete water supply system (old construction of public garage in Ruma water wells)  PUC Komunalac is not resposible for rural graveyards  Lack of infrastructure for sustainablee waste water management

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3. Development of communal infrastructure  Insufficient sewage network capacities  Well developed gas supply network on and not completed technology process the entire territory of the municipality of for fecal water treatment Ruma  Unavailable location for the transfer station  Project specification and technical design  Unavailable location for the animal documentation for the gas supply disposal network in the industrial zone Rumska  Ecological awareness is not developed petlja available  Lack or primary waste selection  Well developed water and sewage  Existing city dump is not maintained network in Ruma and other settlements  Inadequate communal waste disposal  High percentage of available communal  Lack of proper mainenance of parks infrastructure in urban zones  Well developed communal service sector 4. Energy efficiency and renewable resources in municipality of energy   Organized water supply in rural areas Insufficient utilization of renewable sources of energy (biomass, solar  Communal services are available in rural energy, geo-thermal water) areas  Bad energy efficiency in public  Educated and professional staff buildings and blocks of flats employed in public and public utility  Expensive energy for heating is used in companies certain public buildings  PU Waterboard services cover the whole  Lack of project specification and territory of the municipality technical design documentation for  Gas supply is available in all local units the improvement of energy efficient in  Local plan for waste management public buildings, agriculture and  Shelter for stray dogs and cats industry

 Cadastre map with unorganized waste 5. Waterways management dumps is available  Not maintained waterways –  Project specification and technical design Borkovac, Jelenac, Kudos, Jarcina documentation for the construction of  The canal Veliki Vranj is not wind protection panels available maintained  Small diameter pipelines and canal 4. Energy efficiency and renewable resources of network are not maintained energy  Significant capacities for production of 6. Education of the population  Population is not educated about „green“ energy (biomass, solar energy, protection of environment and energy geo-thermal water) efficiency  Public administration has a manager responsible for energy issues  Defined location for the construction of the heating room using pellet as energy source

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5. Waterways management 6. Education of population

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

 Harmonization of local priorities with the  Political and economical insecurity national, regional and interregional  Change in the legislative in the sector priorities of plannning and construction  Professional and financial assistance of  Poor and slow communication among, competent ministries and international ministries, public administration, organizations public companies and public utilities  Development of infrastructure for  Slow progress in accessing EU and no accessing EU funds possibility to use relevant grants  Process of accession to EU  Insufficient capacities of the municipal  Concessions and public-private administration,public companies and partnerships public utilities staff in project  Construction of the new highway (М21) management Novi Sad-Ruma-Sabac  Rehabilitation of the old section of the highway M21, Novi Sad-Ruma  Construction of the gas supply stream South Stream  Modernization of the railway Belgrade- Sid  Development of the future bicycle corridor across Fruska Gora  Establishment of Free Customs Zone (FCZ)

STRATEGIC SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

Specific objective 2.1 Development of spatial, urban planning and technical design documentation

Specific objective 2.2 Development of traffic infrastructure

Specific objective 2.3 Development of communal infrastructure

Specific objective 2.4 Energy efficiency and renewable resources of energy

Specific objective 2.5 Waterways management

Specific objective 2.6 Education of population

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PROJECTS

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 2.1 DEVELOPMENT OF SPATIAL, URBAN PLANNING AND TECHNICAL DESIGN DOCUMENTATION

PROGRAM 2.1.1. DEVELOPMENT OF SPATIAL AND URBAN PLANNING DOCUMENTS

Project 2.1.1.1 Development of the General Regulation Plan of Ruma

Project 2.1.1.2 Development of the General Regulation Plan for 3 settlement – Mali Radinci, Budjanovci and Stejanovci

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 2.2 DEVELOPMENT OF TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE

PROGRAM 2.2.1. CONSTRUCTION OF THE PARKING SPACE

Project 2.2.1.1 Project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the exisiting parking lots in Ruma

Project 2.2.1.2 Reconstruction for the existing parking lots in Ruma

Project 2.2.1.3 Development of the pre-feasibility study for the construction of public garage in Ruma

PROGRAM 2.2.2. DEVELOPMENT OF TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE

Project 2.2.2.1 Establishment of the corridor of the south industrial street ( Zeleznicka- V.Nazora-Novogradnja-Industijska)

Project 2.2.2.2 Reconstruction of streets parallel to the main street (east-west direction) to relax the traffic in the central city zone, including public communal infrastructure

Project 2.2.2.3 Adjustment of project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the street 15. Maj, from the street Vrdnicka till the street Pavlovacka (traffic infrastructure reconstruction)

Project 2.2.2.4 Adjustment of project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the street Veljko Dugosevic from the street Vrdnicka till the street Fruskogorska (traffic infrastructure and water supply network reconstruction)

Project 2.2.2.5 Adjustment of project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the street Stanka Paunovic till the street Vladimir Nazor and Filip Klajic (traffic infrastructure and water supply network reconstruction)

Project 2.2.2.6 Adjustment of project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the street Glavna from the street 2.oktobar till the street Zmaj

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Jova (traffic infrastructure and one section of the water supply network reconstruction)

Project 2.2.2.7 Adjustment of project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the street Sremska till the street Vuk Karadzic and Vinogradarska street (traffic infrastructure and water supply network reconstruction)

Project 2.2.2.8 Adjustment of project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the street drainage canal on the road Donji Petrovac-Putinci

Project 2.2.2.9 Development of the General Regulation Plan for the construction of the road Donji Petrovac-Putinci

Project 2.2.2.10 Development of the General Regulation Plan for the construction of the road Donji Petrovac-Dobrinci

Project 2.2.2.11 Development of the General Regulation Plan for the construction of the road Grabovc-Obrez

Project 2.2.2.12 Development of the General Regulation Plan for the construction of the road Pecinci (sugar factory)-Budjanovci with deviation

Project 2.2.2.13 Development of urban planning plan for the project subdivision of land for the blocks4-17-1; 4-17-2; 4-17-3; 4-16-7; 4-16-8; parts of the blocks 4-16-2; 4-18-1; 4-18-2 in the settlement “Borkovac” in Ruma

Project 2.2.2.14 Development of urban planning plan for the project subdivision of land for the block 3-12-1, part of the block 3-11-2 and part of the block 3-14-2

Project 2.2.2.15 Development of urban planning plan for the project subdivision of land for the block 3-14-2

Project 2.2.2.16 Development of urban planning plan for the project subdivision of land for the block 4-19-7 (north from Lenjin street)

Project 2.2.2.17 Development of urban planning plan for the project subdivision of land for the urban project document “Berak west” in Ruma

Project 2.2.2.18 Development of the main design of the road Nikinci-Donji Tovarnik

Project 2.2.2.19 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the street 15.maj from the street Kudoska till Vrdnicka street (traffic infrastructure and water supply network)

Project 2.2.2.20 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation of the roundabout junction at the entrances of the city in the direction from Voganj and from Pavlovci

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Project 2.2.2.21 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the street 15. Maj from the street Orlovica till the street 27.oktobar (traffic infrastructure and water supply network)

Project 2.2.2.22 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the street Stanko Paunovic in Ruma from the street Proleterskatill the Liberation Square (traffic infrastructure and water supply network)

Project 2.2.2.23 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the traffic infrastructure in the section of the street Mladen Stojanovic in Ruma from the street Nikola Tesla till the street Mladen Stojanovic

Project 2.2.2.24 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of infrastructure in the street Milos Crnjanski in Ruma from Pavlovacka tilii Proviceva street (traffic infrastructure, sewage and water supply network)

Project 2.2.2.25 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of infrastructure in the extention of the street Mosa Pijade in Ruma from Jezerska street and future roundabout junction (traffic infrastructure, sewage and water supply network)

Project 2.2.2.26 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of pedestrian paths, public street lighting, water supply network, low-voltage network and sewage in the street Pavlovacka from the street Milos Crnjanski till northern limit, cadastral lot 9391 K.O.Ruma

Project 2.2.2.27 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the street Partizanska in Ruma (curb, pedestrian paths, open canal sewage, waste water sewage) from the street Glavna till the end of the street

Project 2.2.2.28 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of a part of infrastructure in PDR for the blocks 4-17-1; 4- 17-2; 4-17-3; 4-16-7; 4-16-8; parts of blocks 4-16-2; 4-18-1; 4-18-2 and in the settlement of Borkovac in Ruma

Project 2.2.2.29 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of missing infrastructure in urban project document “Berak west” in Ruma

Project 2.2.2.30 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of duct on the road Donji Petrovci-Putinci

Project 2.2.2.31 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the bridge for pedestrians in Putinci

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Project 2.2.2.32 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation documentation for the reconstruction of duct on the road Hrtkovci- Nikinci

Project 2.2.2.33 Construction of traffic infrastructure, sewage and water supply network in the street Misa Uboje from the street Vladimir Nazor till the street Nikola Tesla in Ruma

Project 2.2.2.34 Construction of traffic infrastructure and sewagenetwork in the street Misa Uboja from the street Aleksa Santic till the west limit of PDR “Berak west” phase 1 in Ruma

Project 2.2.2.35 Termination of construction of the traffic infrastructure in the section of the street 7 vojvodjanska brigade from the street of Prvomajska till Jezerska street – Borkovac 6

Project 2.2.2.36 Reconstruction of the street Veljko Digosevic from the street Vrdnicka till the street Fruskogorska (reconstruction of the traffic infrastructure and water supply network)

Project 2.2.2.37 Reconstruction of the street Stanko Paunovic Veljka from the street Valdimir Nazor till the street Filip Kljajic (reconstruction of the traffic infrastructure and water supply network)

Project 2.2.2.38 Reconstruction of the street Sremska from the street Vuk Karadzic till Vinogradarska street (reconstruction of the traffic infrastructure and water supply network)

Project 2.2.2.39 Construction of traffic infrastructure in the street Mladen Stojanovic from the street Nikola Tesla till the street Aleksa Santic in Ruma

Project 2.2.2.40 Reconstruction on the road duct Donji Petrovci – Putinci

Project 2.2.2.41 Reconstruction of the bridge for pedestrians in Putinci

Project 2.2.2.42 Reconstruction on the road duct Hrtkovci-Nikinci

Project 2.2.2.43 Reconstruction of the street Glavna from the street 27.oktobar till the street Zmaj Jova in Ruma

Project 2.2.2.44 Reconstruction of the street 15.maj in Ruma from the street Kudoska till the street Vrdnicka (traffic infrastructure and water supply network)

Project 2.2.2.45 Reconstruction of the street 15.maj in Ruma from the street Orloviceva till the street 27.oktobar (traffic infrastructure and water supply network)

Project 2.2.2.46 Construction of the infrastructure in the street Milos Crnjanski from the street Pavlovacka till the street Orloviceva (traffic infrastructure, water supply and sewage network)

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Project 2.2.2.47 Construction of the infrastructure in the extention of the street Mosa Pijade in Ruma from the street Jezerska including future roundabout junction(traffic infrastructure, water supply and sewage network)

Project 2.2.2.48 Construction of pedestrian paths, public street lighting, water supply network, low voltage network and sewage network) in the street Pavlovacka from the street Milos Crnjanski till the north limit cadastral lot 9391 K.O.Ruma

Project 2.2.2.49 Construction of the road Mali Radinci-Satrinci

Project 2.2.2.50 Reconstruction of the road Hrtkovci-Nikinci

Project 2.2.2.51 Continuation of the construction of traffic infrastructure from Grobljanska till Zeleznicka in Ruma

Project 2.2.2.52 Reconstruction of the street Stanko Paunovic Veljko in Ruma from the street Proleterska till the Liberation Square (traffic infrastructure and water supply network)

Project 2.2.2.53 Construction of the infrastructure (traffic infrastructure and water supply network) in the street of Milos Crnjanski in Ruma from the street Pavlovacka till the street Orloviceva

Project 2.2.2.54 Reconstruction of the street Partizanska in Ruma from the street Glavna till the end of the street (road, pedestrian paths, open canal sewage)

Project 2.2.2.55 Reconstruction of the traffic infrastructure in the streets Ivo Lola Ribar, Partizanska and Nebojsa Jerkovic in Budjanovci

Project 2.2.2.56 Reconstruction of the traffic infrastructure in the streets in Platicevo and Nikinci

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 2.3 DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNAL INFRASTRUCTURE

PROGRAM 2.3.1. CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGING WORKS OF THE WATER SUPPLY

Project 2.3.1.1 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of the main pipeline from the water source till the pump station Borkovac

Project 2.3.1.2 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of the water connection to the main pipeline and the village (south and east sub system)- Dobrinci, Vitojevci, Nikinci, Grabovci, Hrtkovci, Platicevo and Klenak

Project 2.3.1.3 Construction of the main pipeline from the water source till the pump station Borkovac

Project 2.3.1.4 Construction of the new water supply network in Ruma and rural areas

Project 2.3.1.5 Reconstruction of the water supply network in Ruma (replacement of AC pipes)

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Project 2.3.1.6 Construction of the water connection to the main pipeline and the village (south and east sub system)- Dobrinci, Vitojevci, Nikinci, Grabovci, Hrtkovci, Platicevo and Klenak

Project 2.3.1.7 Drilling, installment of equipment and connecting of the two new water wells at the water sources of “Sava I” and “Fiser Salas” Project 2.3.1.8 Drilling, installment of equipment and connecting of the two new water wells at the local water sources Project 2.3.1.9 Development of the study on ground water reserves for the supply of local water sources PROGRAM 2.3.2. CONSTRUCTION AND ARRANGING WORKS OF THE SEWAGE NETWORK

Project 2.3.2.1 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of new sewage and open canal network in Ruma and rural areas- Nikinci, Putinci, Voganj, Hrtkovci, Platicevo, Budjanovci and Dobrinci

Project 2.3.2.2 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the sewage network in Ruma, street 27.oktobar and Industrijska street

Project 2.3.2.3 Construction of new sewage and open canal network in Ruma and rural areas- Nikinci, Putinci, Voganj, Hrtkovci and Dobrinci

Project 2.3.2.4 Reconstruction of sewage network in Ruma, street 27.oktobar and Industrijska street

Project 2.3.2.5 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the open canal sewage “Borkovac” (streets north and south from the street Lenjinova)

Project 2.3.2.6 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the open canal sewage “Borkovac” (streets Sutjeska, Milisav Dakic and Pavlovacka till the street 15.maj)

Project 2.3.2.7 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the open canal sewage in Ruma

Project 2.3.2.8 Development of the Master Design for for the open canal sewage for the block 4-19-7, Kudos canal

Project 2.3.2.9 Rehabilitation of the open canal sewage in Ruma

Project 2.3.2.10 Adjustment of the project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the open canal sewage“Borkovac I” (streets north and south from the street Lenjinova)

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Project 2.3.2.11 Adjustment of the project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the open canal sewage “Borkovac II” ” (streets Sutjeska, Milisav Dakic and Pavlovacka till the street 15.maj)

PROGRAM 2.3.3. CONSTRUCTION OF THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM

Project 2.3.3.1 Development of the main design and pre-feasibility study for the construction of the waste water treatment system Project 2.3.3.2 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation the construction of the waste water treatment system Project 2.3.3.3 Construction of the main plant for the treatment of waste water in Ruma

Project 2.3.3.4 Extetion of the plant facilities for waste water treatment in all settlements in the municipality of Ruma PROGRAM 2.3.4. SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

Project 2.3.4.1 Development of the Detailed Regulation Plan for the transfer station and recycling plant

Project 2.3.4.2 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of transfer station

Project 2.3.4.3 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of recycling plant

Project 2.3.4.4 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of the center for collection of animal waste

Project 2.3.4.5 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the rehabilitationof the existing city dump

Project 2.3.4.6 The construction of transfer station

Project 2.3.4.7 construction of recycling plant

Project 2.3.4.8 Rehabilitation and arranging works of the city dump

Project 2.3.4.9 Rehabilitation and recultivation of the unorganized city dumps

Project 2.3.4.10 Construction of the center for collection of animal waste

Project 2.3.4.11 Establishment of system for collection of solid waste in rural area

PROGRAM 2.3.5. CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC STREET LIGHTING

Project 2.3.5.1 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of public street lighting in Ruma and rural areas Project 2.3.5.2 Reconstruction of public street lighting in Ruma and rural areas

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Project 2.3.5.3 Construction and reconstruction of public street lighting in one section of the street Jezerska

Project 2.3.5.4 Construction and reconstruction of public street lighting in the street Iriski drum from the direction of Novi Sad

Project 2.3.5.5 Construction and reconstruction of public street lighting in the street Orloviceva-Borkovac

Project 2.3.5.6 Construction and reconstruction of public street lighting along the pedestrian paths Borkovac potok – park and forest Borkovac

Project 2.3.5.7 Construction and reconstruction of public street lighting in the street Industrijska in Ruma

PROGRAM 2.3.6. RECONSTRUCTION OF THE CEMETARY

Project 2.3.6.1 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the arranging works at the cemetery in Ruma and rural areas Project 2.3.6.2 Arranging works at the cemetery in Ruma and rural areas

PROGRAM 2.3.7. CONSTRUCTION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF THE GREEN MARKET

Project 2.3.7.1 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the reconstruction of the green market in Ruma (installation of roof)

Project 2.3.7.2 Reconstruction of the green market in Ruma (installation of roof

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 2.4 ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE RESOURCES OF ENERGY

PROGRAM 2.4.1 INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT IN PROMOTION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Project 2.4.1.1 Development of the Local action plan for the introduction of energy efficiency measures

Project 2.4.1.2 Development of the study on possibilities ot utilizationof alternative resources of energy (biomass, solar energy, wind energy, geo-thermal water, etc.)

Project 2.4.1.3 Development of the study “Potentials of biomass in Stara Pazova and in Ruma“

PROGRAM 2.4.2 RECONSTRUCTION OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO ACHIEVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Project 2.4.2.1 Development of the project specification and technical design documentation for the increase in energy efficiency in public institutions, agriculture and industry

Project 2.4.2.2 Conversion of energy mode of heating in the public institution to increase energy efficiency – elementary schoold in Klenik, Grabovci and the city house

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Project 2.4.2.3 Conversion of energy mode of heating in the settlements Igraliste –Detelina (Solidarnost) from oil to gas

Project 2.4.2.4 Conversion of energy mode of heating in the settlement Tivol from oil to gas or biomass

Project 2.4.2.5 Conversion of energy mode of heating in the settlement Centar (Sector Centar- North) from oil to gas

Project 2.4.2.6 Conversion of energy mode of heating in the settlement Centar (Sector Centar- South) from oil to gas

Project 2.4.2.7 Reconstruction of the heating room in „Sports Hall“

Project 2.4.2.8 Construction of MPC capacities 1200m3/x for the heating room of the Sports Hall

Project 2.4.2.9 Rehabilitation of the heating room in “Robna kuca“ (Department store)

Project 2.4.2.10 Rehabilitation of the heating room in “Venac“

Project 2.4.2.11 Rehabilitation of the heating room in “Orloviceva“

Project 2.4.2.12 Rehabilitation and automatization of the heating room in “JNA“

PROGRAM 2.4.3 MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC GREEN PARKS

Project 2.4.3.1 Construction of wind protection panels

Project 2.4.3.2 Development of the cadastre of green areas in the central zone of Ruma

Project 2.4.3.3 Maintenance of parks and green landscapes

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 2.5 WATERWAYS MANAGEMENT

PROGRAM 2.5.1 WATERWAYS MANAGEMENT

Project 2.5.1.1 Maintenance and cleaning of brooks and canals on the territory of Ruma

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 2.6 EDUCATION OF POPULATION

PROGRAM 2.6.1 EDUCATION OF POPULATION

Project 2.6.1.1 Education of population on the necessity to protect environment

Project 2.6.1.2 Education programs on energy efficiency measures should be promoted among the citizens

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3: SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Social protection system in the municipality of Ruma is well-developed because the institutions of social protection cooperate with local self-government and other institutions and organizations in the system of social protection and other systems aimed at the improvement of the quality of life of the citizens. Professional services, expertise, experience and motivation of the employed, an updated database of the beneficiaries and experience in the development and implementation of the projects contributed to the overall recognition in the region of the municipality of Ruma as an example of good practice in the sector of orgnization and provision of social protection services. Social Welfare Center and Elderly Home “Srem” in the municipality of Ruma are the leading institutions of social protection at the local level.

Beside regular activities of the Social Welfare Center, in cooperation with the local self-government and other respective institutions, there are other services that are conceived as project activities (daily accommodation, help in the house, personal assistant, counseling services).

Sustainability of these services is at stake once the project terminates so it is necessary to conceive mechanisms for continual funding of such activities. Improvement of the social protection services is needed in the sector of social care of vulnerable population and in ensuring access to soup kitchens and house help in rural areas. Beside the afore mentioned institutions, some other institutions should be included such as municipal organization of the Red Cross, intermunicipal organization of the blind and the weak-sighted, association of dystrophy patients of Srem, associationof paraplegic patients, association of pensioners, association of Roma, etc.

In view of social protection reforms, a continual cooperation with the Provincial Institute for Social Protection was established, as well as with the Secretariat for Health, Social Policy and Demography.

The leader in the development of primary health protection in the municipality is the Health Center of Ruma that ensures the access to services of health care both in urban and rural area. Highly educated and experienced management of the Health Center and great experience and expertise of the staff contributed to the strategic development of this institution and entire health protection at the local level. Health Center represents a modern and highly recognized institutionactively improving its services for its beneficiaries using limited available resources.

Development Strategy of the Health Center, experience in the drafting and implementation of the projects in prevention sector, well developed information system, transparency of work thanks to the regularly updated website, excellent cooperation with institutions and organizations at the local level, as well as high level of protection of environment contributed to the fact that this institution is recognized as the leader in the region. Excellent cooperation of the beneficiaries and service providers in the sector of health protection resulted in the establishment of few professional teams. Lack of funds was reflected in the functioning of the Counseling center for the family and youth. Insufficient awareness of health protection is seen among the local population which implies the need of information and promotion of preventive medical check ups in the media.

The muncipality of Ruma has a long history of education. There are 11 elementary and 4 high schools, as well as the department for Business economy and enterpreneurship and musical school on the territory of the municipality. Pre-school ”Poletarac” has 64 groups of children and 21 facilities. Few small and medium size enterprises cooperate well with high school institutions but majority of job profiles does not correspond to the

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Good cooperation among educational institutions, local self-government and other institutions and organizations and qualified and motivated school staff contribute to a high quality realization of professional programs and curriculum.There are various extracurriculum activities organized in schools. School staff has considerable experience in preparation and implementation of projects of small value. However, there is a lack of some organization or institution that could ensure further professional qualification or adequate informal education on the territory of the municipality.

Security of citizens and property is one of the most important factors in the local community. Republican institutions are responsible for ensuring security at the municipal level but good cooperation and coordination with the local bodies and institutions is of utmost significance for the successful functioning of the community.

The principal authority of law enforcement in the municipality is the local Police Department in Ruma which actively cooperates with local key actors in charge of security at various levels. Good surveillance of critical crossroads, crossing points near schools and 6 local units, as well as excellent performance of the Fire Brigade and Police Department have contributed to the improved safety in the recent period.

It should be stressed that the local Police department cooperates well with the educational institutions, not only in securing safety of the school facilities and pupils but also regarding education in the fields of eradication of drug abuse, youth delinquency, peer violence, human trafficing, traffic signalization and regulations, etc. It is foreseen in the future period that a local security Council which will be responsible for the promotion of healthy life styles and eradication of youth delinquency is established .Continual and active cooperation of the Police and local self-government may contribute to better observance of regulations in the catering business (working hours, vicinity of educational institutions) and relevant information in local media may increase awareness of the local population regarding their responsibilities towards security issues.

Muncipality of Ruma is characterized by a multi ethnic diversity and rich cultural heritage. Some of the most famous local events and attractions are archeological sites of Gomolova and Basijana, art colony Borkovac, Serbian Tambura Orchestras Festival, Festival of music societies from Vojvodina, Trema Festival, Mister Vorku Festival which contribute to rich social and cultural life and high quality amusement in the municipality of Ruma, together with the local artistic and cultural associations and institutions such as Cultural Center, City Library, Local Museum and numerous amateur cultural-artistic societies.

In the future period, it is planned to improve cooperation and improvement in networking of the cultural institutions and other relevant organizations at the local level where the Cultural Center will have a leading role as a principle institution responsible for creating various events, development and promotion of cultural and artistic activities. Better utilization of the existing facilities in certain institutions will contribute to the creation of better and richer cultural program.The highest priority is to establish the legal and institutional framework for the development of local community through the adoption of a strategic document, the Strategy of cultural development and development of amateurism in the municipality of Ruma.

According to the last Census in 2011, a number of 10,047 young people from 15 to 30 of age living in the municipality of Ruma was registered. One of the burning issues in provincial areas in Serbia and Ruma as well is the “brain drain” is migration of young people towards urban settlements to continue their education and find a satisfactory job they are not able to find in the municipality of Ruma.

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A great leap forward is the recognition of the significance of including young people into the social life of the community so that the Municipality of Ruma decided to open the Office for young people and to adopt few strategic documents related to that sector. Second step in the planning process foresees education of the young and assistance in starting up business and motivation for active job search through identification, application and implementation of projects within the sectors of youth activism, culture and art for the improvement their use of free time, as well as ensuring facilities for various trainings, workshops and gatherings of creative young people.

There are various well-known sports clubs and associations. Beside foodball, basketball, volleball, handball, tennis and alike, there are many options to join some of the club practising marshal arts (aikido, tekwando, boxing, carate, judo) and athletics, cycling, table-tennis, bowling or mountaineering.

Beside many sports associations, one of the advantages of the municipality of Ruma are numerous sports facilities in the town, such as Sports hall with a capacity of 2,000 people, running path in Borkovac and motivation of the citizens of Ruma to go in for sports and recreational activities on regular basis.One of the priorities of the Municipality of Ruma in the forthcoming period is adoption of the institutional and legal framework for the development of sport and more efficient utilization of available sports capacities, promotion of the Sports hall and of Ruma as a sport-friendly municipality which offers a lot of sports evens and activities, promotion of healthy habits and life styles, resolving status of the olympic swimming pool through public-private partnership and providing free of charge recreation by installment of outdoor gyms

The municipality of Ruma has numerous associations dealing in most important sectors of development of the community and in that way they participate in the imporvement of living standard. Active and highly motivated representatives of the associations, volunteering and implemented projects proved to be sustainable made some of them leading actors.

It is apparent that the local self-government and department for social activities are willing to improve their cooperation with the civil sector through identification of the best possible legal and institutional framework for the improvement of the civil sector. On the other side, active associations are ready to come together and cooperate in order to become recognized as significant actors at the local level. It is also important to support the development of the civil sector by providing necessary information and knowledge on the strategic and operative planning, drafting and implementing projects and finding resources for their funding.

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SWOT АNALYSIS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

1. Improvement of social and health protection 1. Improvement of social and health protection in in the municipality of Ruma the municipality of Ruma  Health protection and medical assistance  Lack of funds for the operation of the are available on the whole territory of Conseling center for family and young the municipality of Ruma 24 hours people from the local-self-government  High quality and efficient helath funds protection  Insufficient cooperation with the Office for  Great experience and expertiseof the young people staff in the sector of health protection  Lack of funds for trainings which are not  Highly educated and experienced compulsory for the health care staff management at the Health Center  Insufficient information on the work of “Ruma” associations in the sector of helth  Accredited Health Center protection in the municipality  Strategy Development of the Health  Insufficient health awareness Center is available  Absence of strategy on fight against drug  Experience in imprlementationof abuse and addiction diseases projects in the sector of health  Physical barriers in public institutions protection obstruct access to disabled people  Numerous projects on prevention are  Lack of motivation of citizens for implemented preventive check ups  Center for prevention is available at the  Insufficient number of medical staff Health Center  Insufficient motivation and burnt out  High level of protection of environment- syndrome of health and social workers storage of medical waste and good  Resistance to changes control of interhospital infections  Frequent replacement of the Health  Good cooperation between service Center directors providers and beneficiaries  Absence of accommodation for patients (associations, schools,Police with dementia and Alzheimer and terminal department, social welfare diseses center,elderly home, etc.)  Lack of social protection centers such as  Expert Team for prevention and clubs, day centres, elderly homes eradication of violence in family and  Insufficient information on associations’ between partners and Expert Team for acitivites in the sector ofsocial protection protection of abuse and negligence of in the municipality children are established  Inadequate facilities and equipment of the  Developed IT system at HC “Ruma” and Social Welfare Center good records of health protection  Unhygienic Roma settlements in Ruma beneficiaries  Lack of provision of social care services to  Active and updated website of HC single persons in rural areas  Counseling service for the young and  Lack of “safe house” for victims of Counseling service for pregnant women domestic violence  Optimal conditions wor work regarding  Insufficient number of elderly assistants in equipment and safety at HC “Ruma” rural areas  Unavailable soup kitchen in rural areas

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 Continual education of the staff at HC  Undeveloped NGO in the sector of social “Ruma” protection  Cooperation among institutions of social  Lack of day care cener for old people protection (elderly home, soup kitchen,  Lack of care for elderly not included in the home care assistant for the elderly, system of social protection social welfare center)  Facilities of local self-government are not  Social Welfare Center undergoing used sufficiently accreditation  Lack of mechanisms for employing Roma  Social Welfare Centeservices are  Lack of funds for functioning of available in rural areas associations at the local level  Great experience and expertise of the  Lack of funds for trainings in the sector of social welfare staff social protection  Updated database of beneficiaries of  Inactive counseling center for married social welfare couples and family members  Realistic and professional overview of the social welfare beneficiaries 2. Improvement of education system in the  Association of pensioners and of Roma municipality of Ruma are active in social welfare service  Lack of student campus for high school provision pupils – Internat  Experience in development and  Obsolete agricultural mechanization at the implementation of projects within social Agricultural high school welfare sector  Scools are poorly equipped  Updated database of Roma population  School children transport is not organized at the local level  Drug abuse and alcoholism  Good cooperation of service providers  Poor infrastructure and safety of sports and beneficiaries within the sector of facilities, playgrounds social welfare (associations,  Cafes are in the vicinity of schools schools,Police department, Social  Insufficient professional improvement of Welfare Center,elderly home, etc.) teachers  Good cooperation of Health Center and  Insufficient awareness of protection of Social Welfare Center with the local self- environment government  Big number of school children cannot  Day care centers for children with special make the right choice and see no way out needs are available of the situation  Poor system networkof culture, education, 2. Improvement of education system in the youth issues, lack of personal municipality of Ruma responsibility  Regional agricultural school available  Insufficient promotion of achievements of  Excellent cooperation among institutions school children at the local level (police department,  Insufficient utilization os school facilities social welfare center, health center, etc.) during the school year  Qualified and motivated staff  Unregulated ways of utilization of school  High level of education curriculum facilities  Good results are achieved at the  Disharmony of educational system and universities market  Professional societies available  Lack of Municipal Board of parents  A big number of schools available delegated from all schools  Long tradition in education system

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 Work with young talents  Absence of active organizations dealing  Good cooperation of cultural institutions with informal education with schools up to 4 grade and high  Lack of the center for professional schools improvement of teachers  Application of IT for promotion of  Absence of the database of students schools (internet presentations)  Lack of information on the young who graduated in education profiles 3. Support to the development of culture in the municipality of Ruma 3. Support to the development of culture in the  Ruma-multinational environment with municipality of Ruma rich cultural heritage and tradition Рума  Insufficiently used capacities of the staff  Ruma- town of festivals: Serbian  Inactive Council for culture Tambura Orchestra Festival, Festival of  Lack of criteria for the budget distribution musical societies of Vojvodina, in the sector of culture International One-minute Film Festival-  Lack of management mechanisms in culture Mister Vorky, Rumfest, International  Inadequate and insufficient utilization of Tambura Orchestra Festival, Promofest... facilities in cultural institutions (the  Cultural institutions available: Cultural Museum building, Cultural center..) Center Ruma (cinema, theatre, gallery,  Disharmony of cultural activities and other museum..) events in the local community  Educated and qualified staff  Inadeqate program of work of cultural  Council for Culture established institutions in a form of a strategic  Good cultural offer document fo meet the needs of the local  Numerous cultural-artistic societies community (monthly calendar of events)  Internet presentation of Cultural  Insufficient cooperation of cultural Centerm Library and Museum available institutions and other organizations  Big number of young peole show promoting cultural activities at the local interest in development of culture, and level creation of conditions for education  Bad network of systems of culture, development education, youth and tourism  Archaeological sites Gomolova and  Absence of professional production (film, Basijana music,boks) at the Cultural center  Artistic painting center  Poor and obsolete equipment of the local  Artistic painting colony Borkovac cinema  Famous citizens of Ruma-scientist  Lack of clear division of assignments at the Atanasije Stojkovic, Bozidar Grujovic Cultural center  Absence of the Union of amateurs 4. Improvement of conditions for development  Facades of the cultural institutions are in a of sport and recreation poor shape  Sport Union available  Lack of awareness on protection of  Constructed Sports Hall environment  Big number of sports and recreational facilties available in urban area (sports 4. Improvement of conditions for development of hall, swimming pool, bowling alley, sport and recreation gym..)  Lack of funds for the fundtioning of Sport  Borkovac Lake – sport fishing developed Union and sports clubs – funds are  Good cooperation with state and local distributed on political basis institutions  Ilegal sports facilities in rural areas

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 Big numer of members at the Scout  Lack of sports events in rural areas organization  Inactive Union as a consequence of badly  Big number of sports organizations and defined competences and responsibilities associations  Sports Hall is not sufficiently used and its  Big number of awarded sportsmen potential as a tourist attraction are not (golden and silver medals) recognized by the local self-government  Numerous village clubs and societies  Lack of funds for the rehabilitation and sports equipment 5. Improvement of security system in the  Lack of mechanisms for defining priorities municipality of Ruma of funding and feasibility studies  Good cooperation of Police Department  Lack of mechanism for identifying and schools competences in maintaining the sports  Video surveillance in schools facilities  Solid security in school facilities  Insufficient number of bicycle paths  Fire brigade available  Poor safety and equipment at the  Traffic inspection available playgrounds, sports facilities  Constructed infrastructure and  Lack of outdoor gyms in schools and parks favourable location of fire brigade  Lack of facilities for athletics  Well equipped facilities of fire brigade  Insufficiently used capacities at Borkovac  Functional police facilities at a good Lake for the development of water sports location 5. Improvement of security system in the  Construction of transit center for dogs municipality of Ruma  Police Unit in Platicevo ( 6 local units are  Working hours of the cafes are not 24 hours under video surveillance) respected  Cafes in vicinity of educational institutions 6. Youth policy  Bad technical equipment of the police  Support from the local self-government (software, computer systems ) budget line for support to the young  Increase of juvenile delinquency activism, appointed coordinator of the  Old vehicles and insufficient number of office for young people in the Municipal specialized vehicles for firebrigade and Administration police activities  Office for young people available  Lack of video surveillance in the town  Council for young people established  Sale of alcohol to the young under 18  Youth Council of Ruma available  Insufficient horizontal and vertical  Developed youth volunatism signalization  Local action plan for the young 2014-  Lack of the 13th trackfor interventions at 2019 adopted the railway tracks  Readiness of local media to report on  Parks without street lights (Borkovac Lake) young people and Office  Police station is not equipped with  Students database available outdoor video surveillance  Professional consultancy available  Lack of server network between schools  Good cooperation of the Office and and police schools  Counseling center for young people 6. Youth policy situated at the Health Center  Redistribution of the budget funds  Sports clubs available and possibilities foreseen for the young activities for other for sports activities purposes  Numerous cultural-artistic societies

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 Internet portal for the Office as a public  Insufficient funds for the improvement of information service for the young in the status of young people and Ruma accomplishment of planned activities  Big unemployment rate and bad financial 7. Improvement of support mechanism to the situation civil sector  Insufficient promotion of the Office YP  Big number of associations at the local activities on the official website of the local level self-government  Activities are developed in all sectors of  Insufficient use of capacities of OYP development  Lack of motivation among the young  Active associations with big number of  Lack of the youth club members  Capacities of the Youth Center are not used  Numerous cultural-artistic societies enough in winter period  Sustainable projects implemented by  Inactive Council for the young few associations  Insufficiently developed network within  Motivation of the members to improve the civil sector  the condition of life in the community Poor offer of quality free time activities  Lack of facilities, technical means and funds  Prioritization of local community for the youth care objectives before personal ones  Lack of communication among OYP,  High level of voluntarism among the cultural institutions, tourist organization members of associations and the civil sector  Readiness of associations to work  Lack or professional career advising for the together youn  Disharmony of offer and demand of job profiles on the market  Lack of strategy of the development of education at the local level  Extracurriculum activities are not planned according to the transport timetable and pupils do not attend them regularly because they live in rural areas

7. Improvement of support mechanism to the civil sector  Few associations are inactive  Lack of a long-term plan for the development of majority of associations  Lack of expertise in drafting project proposals  Exclusive reliance on the budget of the local self-government os certain associations  Insufficient cooperation among associations  Lack of facilities for functioning of association  Lack of criteria for the distribution of funds among associations of the local self- government

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 Public calls for funding are not clear enough  Insufficient knowledge and information on the possiblitilies of funding  No continual cooperation between the local self-government and the civil sector  Absence of associations dealing with informal education

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

1. Improvement of social and health protection in the 1. Improvement of social and health protection in municipality of Ruma the municipality of Ruma  Vicinity of big Clinical and educational  Bad economical postion of social and centres health workers (poor motivation)  Possibility of establishment of cooperation  Big number of one or two old member with NGOs  Provincial and republican funds available households in rural areas  EU funds  Economical crisis-restricted budget for  Better coordination and strategy on social health protection and health protection  Small number of doctors per big number of  Better living conditions in elderly homes patients  Initiativesfor development and  Corruption implementation of projects  Exhaustion of health staff  Good geographical position  Old population-aging population  Cooperation with the Ministry of Helath of  Insufficient number of employed in health the Republic of Serbia sector  Decentralization   Legal regulations for promotion of primary Unemployment and economic insecurity of available health care citizens  Big number of pensioners are social cases 2. Improvement of education system in the  Brain Drain of educated staff municipality of Ruma  EU funds 2. Improvement of education system in the  Provincial and republican funds municipality of Ruma  Grants  Bad demographic situation  Possibility of funding from the national and  Migration of the young towards cities and international funds for projects and abroad programs for the improvement of standard  of the young and empowerment of the Inertion of institutions and individuals nongovernmental sector  Unstable economic and political situation  Best practice approach at the republican and local level  Lack of funds for the implementation of 3. Support to the development of culture in the the Local action plan for young people municipality of Ruma  Negative influence of political decisions  Adoption of the Strategy of cultural  Disturbed system of values in society development and development of  Inadequate institutions for requalification amateurism in the municipality of Ruma  Absence of the Strategy for the  Possibility of development of professional development of education production(film, music, theatrical pieces,  books..) Attitude of the state towards education, culture and sport

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 Provincial and republican funds  Cultural, sports corssborder cooperation and 3. Support to the development of culture in the European cooperation municipality of Ruma  Restoration of cultural monuments of  Global economic crisis significance to the community- museum of  Lack of interest and motivation of the key Mileva Maric, Museum, sculptures actors in culture, education, etc.

4. Improvement of conditions for development of  Religious sects sport and recreation  Attitude of the state towards education, 5. Improvement of security system in the culture and sport municipality of Ruma  Strategic guidelines for the operation of the 4. Improvement of conditions for development of Police Department adopted sport and recreation  Provincial and republican funds 5. Improvement of security system in the  EU funds municipality of Ruma  Construction of the road NS-Ruma-Sabac  Social status of police and firemen  Construction of emergency lanes in case of  accidents Natural disasters and floods  Technical equipment of the police and fire  Vicinity of big centers, transit to BH and brigade Croatia  Education of citizens  Traffic infrastructure (hazardous material transport ) 6. Youth Policy  Unstable political situation  Possibility of applying for grants from the national and international funds for the 6. Youth Policy projects and programs for the improvement  Bad demographic situation of ths status of young people  Migration of the young towards cities and  Possibility of cooperation at the municipal, regional and international level abroad –brain drain  Adoption of the Local action plan for young  Inertion of institutions and individuals people fives local self-government a chance  Unstable economical and political to deal systematically with the young on a situation at the republican and local level long-term basis  Lack of funds for the implementation of  Best practice approach the Local action plan for young people  Synergy of potentials through networking  Negative influence of political decisions and coordinated activities of the civil sector ,  Disturbed system of values in society sport and cultural institutions and tourist organization with the Office for young 7. Improvement of support mechanism to the civil people sector 7. Improvement of support mechanism to the civil  Economic instability sector  Bad demographic situation  Applying for funds from other financial  Negativ impact of political decisions sources (EU,AP, Ministries)  Disturbed sytem of values in society  Cooperation at the regional level  Lack of interest among key actors for the  Grants development of the civil sector  Office for cooperation with the civil sector  National Strategy for the developemtn of civil society in the Republic of Serbia

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STRATEGIC SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:

Specific objective 3.1 Improvement of social and health protection in the municipality of Ruma

Specific objective 3.2 Improvement of education system in the municipality of Ruma

Specific objective 3.3 Support to the development of culture in the municipality of Ruma

Specific objective 3.4 Improvement of conditions for development of sport and recreation

Specific objective 3.5 Improvement of security system in the municipality of Ruma

Specific objective 3.6 Youth Policy

Specific objective 3.7 Improvement of support mechanism to the civil sector

PROJECTS:

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 3.1 IMPROVEMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH PROTECTION IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA

PROGRAM 3.1.1. SOCIAL WELFARE PROTECTION FOR VULNERABLE POPULATION

Project 3.1.1.1 Foundation of the safe house for the victims of violence

Project 3.1.1.2. Development of program for accommodating 36 families from the unhygienic settlement in Rupe

Project 3.1.1.3. Accommodation of 36 families from the unhygienic settlement Rupe

Project 3.1.1.4. Cleaning of the Roma setllement Rupe

Project 3.1.1.5. Delivery of food from the soup kitchen to rural areas

Project 3.1.1.6. Ensuring sustainablility of the day care center for children with special needs

Project 3.1.1.7. Re-establishment and ensuring of sustainability of the day care center for Roma children in the school Ivo Lola Ribar

Project 3.1.1.8. Ensuring sustainablility of the services of personal assistants for disabled persons and children with special needs

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Project 3.1.1.9. Development of the program for employment of population in rural areas

Project 3.1.1.10. Development of the program for the support and assistance of single parents

PROGRAM 3.1.2. ELDERLY CARE

Project 3.1.2.1. Establishment of home assistance service in rural areas

Project 3.1.2.2. Establishment of the day care center for elderly people

Project 3.1.2.3. Development of the program of assistance to population over 70 of age

PROGRAM 3.1.3. IMPROVEMENT OF PREVENTIVE HEALTH PROTECTION AND HEALTH AND SOCIAL PROTECTION SERVICES

Project 3.1.3.1 Activation of the Council for fight against addiction diseases

Project 3.1.3.2. Support to the association for fight against cancer

Project 3.1.3.3. “Sport without borders phase 1” ensuring one salary for the specialization fee in sports medicine of one doctor

Project 3.1.3.4. Activation of the Counseling center for married couples and family members within Social Welfare Center

Project 3.1.3.5. Definition of criteria for funding or co-funding artificial insemination from the municipal budget for women who do not meet the criteria of the Republic of Serbia

Project 3.1.3.6 Establishment of the funding system for artificial insemination for women who do not meet the criteria of the Republic of Serbia

PROGRAM 3.1.4. INFRASTRUCTURE EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF STANDARD OF INSTITUTIONS IN SOCIAL AND HEALTH PROTECTION SECTOR

Project 3.1.4.1. Purchase of three ambulances for the transport department of the Medical Emergency Center

Project 3.1.4.2. Intermunicipal project “Let’s beat cancer” – purchase of mobile mammography unit for screening patients in rural areas of Srem

Project 3.1.4.3 Purchase of osteodensitometer for measurement of bonemarrow density within the project “Walk safely in upright position”

Project 3.1.4.4. “Sport without borders phase 2” – purchase of ergobicycle and necessary equipment

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Project 3.1.4.5. “Sport without borders phase 3” – purchase of unit for monitoring vital functions and blood pressure holter

Project 3.1.4.6 Development of project specification and technical design for the reconstruction of the attic of the Social Welfare Center

Project 3.1.4.7. Reconstruction of the attic in the Social Welfare Center

Project 3.1.4.8. Construction of the access road for the disabled person in the Social Welfare Center, municipal building and National employment Bureau building

Project 3.1.4.9. Installment of the transportation lift for patients in the Health Center

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 3.2 IMPROVEMENT OF EDUCATION SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA

PROGRAM 3.2.1. IMPROVEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES

Project 3.2.1.1 Development of project specification and technical design for the construction of school campus at the Agricultural school-Internat

Project 3.2.1.2 Construction of school campus at the Agricultural school-Internat

Project 3.2.1.3. Development of project specification and technical design for removing heating room from the school building “Zmaj Jova Jovanovic” to ensure safety

Project 3.2.1.4 Development of project specification and technical design for removing heating room from the school building “Veljko Dugosevic” to ensure safety

Project 3.2.1.5. Development of project specification and technical design for for removing heating room from the school building “Dusan Jerkovic” to ensure safety

Project 3.2.1.6 Development of project specification and technical design for for removing heating room from the school building at the Agricultural school to ensure safety

Project 3.2.1.7 Development of project specification and technical design for removing heating room from the school building at the Technical school ” to ensure safety

PROGRAM 3.2.2. IMPROVEMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES

Project 3.2.2.1 Installment of video surveillance at the school Ivo Lola Ribar

Project 3.2.2.2 Installment of video surveillance at the school Branko Radicevic

Project 3.2.2.3 Installment of video surveillance at the school 23. Оktobar

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Project 3.2.2.4 Installment of video surveillance at the school Milos Crnjanski

Project 3.2.2.5 Installment of video surveillance at the school 6.udarna vojvodjanska brigada

Project 3.2.2.6 Installment of video surveillance at the school Milivoj Petkovic Fecko

Project 3.2.2.7 Installment of video surveillance at the grammar school Stevan Puzic

Project 3.2.2.8 Installment of video surveillance at the Musical school

Project 3.2.2.9. Purchase of a school bus

Project 3.2.2.10 Purchase of agricultural mechanization for agricultural school (a combine anda tractor)

Project 3.2.2.11 Purchase of 6 smart school boards

Project 3.2.2.12 Purchase of 16 video projectors

Project 3.2.2.13 Purchase of 10 color printers

Project 3.2.2.14 Purchase of computers (150)

Project 3.2.2.15 Purchase of 300 exercise mats

Project 3.2.2.16 Purchase of 15 volleyball nets

Project 3.2.2.17 Purchase of 100 basketball nets

Project 3.2.2.18 Purchase of a set of gymnastic elements (15)

Project 3.2.2.19 Equipment for farmers cabinet at the Agricultural school

Project 3.2.2.20 Purchase of equipment for the physics cabinet

Project 3.2.2.21 Purchase of equipment for the chemistry cabinet

Project 3.2.2.22 Purchase of 100 microscopes

Project 3.2.2.23 Purchase of school lockers for pupil (6500)

Project 3.2.2.24 Purchase of lockers for pupils and teachers

Project 3.2.2.25 Purchase of desks and chairs for pupils and teachers

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Project 3.2.2.26 Purchase of language lab equipment for learning foreign languages

Project 3.2.2.27 Purchase of musical instruments

PROGRAM 3.2.3. INSTITUTIONAL STRENGHTENING OF EDUCATION SYSTEM

Project 3.2.3.1. Establishment of the centre for education support

Project 3.2.3.2 Signing of the memorandum on cooperation between high schools and SME to balance the needs and knowledge with the market and education

PROGRAM 3.2.2.3 Establishment of an annual fund for scholarships for the best pupils

PROGRAM 3.2.4. IMPROVEMENT OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN SCHOOLS

Project 3.2.4.1 Development of project specification and technical design for the reconstruction of schools fo increase energy efficiency

Project 3.2.4.2 Development of project specification and technical design for replacement of the exisiting heating system of schools in Klenak, Grabovc and Voganj

Project 3.2.4.3. Purchase of solar panels and collector for schools Dusan Jerkovic, Zmaj Jova Jovanovic and Dositej Obradovic

Project 3.2.4.4 Development of project specification and technical design for introducing biomass as energy source for heating at schools Milenko Brzak Uca and Stevan Petrovic Brile

Project 3.2.4.5 Complete replacement of doors and windows in the school Dositej Obradovic

Project 3.2.4.6 Complete replacement of doors and windows in the school Dusan Jerkovic

Project 3.2.4.7 Complete replacement of doors and windows in the school Zmaj Jova Jovanovic

Project 3.2.4.8 Complete replacement of doors and windows in the school Ivo Lola Ribar

Project 3.2.4.9 Complete replacement of doors and windows in the school Veljko Dugosevic

Project 3.2.4.10 Complete replacement of doors and windows in the school Branko Radicevic

Project 3.2.4.11 Complete replacement of doors and windows in the school Milenko Vrzak Uca

Project 3.2.4.12 Complete replacement of doors and windows in the pre-school Poletarac

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 3.3. SUPPORT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA

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PROGRAM 3.3.1. REVITALIZATION OF OLD BUILDINGS

Project 3.3.1.1 Development of project specification and technical design for revitalization of the house - summer villa of Count Pejacevic - the founder of Ruma

Project 3.3.1.2 Development of project specification and technical design for revitalization of the Museum building – under protection of the state, property of the local self- government

Project 3.3.1.3 Development of project specification and technical design for revitalization of the house of Ostojic (City House)

Project 3.3.1.4 Preparation of project specification and technical designand rehabilitation of the cathedral in Putinci. Припрема пројектно техничке документације и санација катедрале у Путинцима

PROGRAM 3.3.2. ESTABLISHMEN OF LEGAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF CULTURE

Project 3.3.2.1 Establishment of structures for managing culture (cultural activities) at the level of local self-government

Project 3.3.2.2 Adoption of the strategy of culture development at the local level – Strategy on cultural development and development of amateurism in Ruma

Project 3.3.2.3 Preparation of the support program for organization of cultural manifestation od significance for the municipality of Ruma

PROGRAM 3.3.3. CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF CULTURE AND CREATION OF CONDITIONS FOR THE IMPROVED CULTURAL OFFER

Project 3.3.3.1 Appointment of the Manager for culture at the Cultural Cener

Project 3.3.3.3 Rehabilitation and utilization of 400m2 of attic space in the Library building

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 3.4 IMPROVEMENT OF CONDITIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SPORT AND RECREATION

PROGRAM 3.4.1 ESTABLISHMEN OF LEGAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORT

Project 3.4.1.1 Preparation of the Strategy of sport development in the municipality of Ruma

PROGRAM 3.4.2 IMPROVEMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND INFRASTRUCTURE OF SPORTS FACILITIES

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Project 3.4.2.1 Development of project specification and technical design for the reconstruction, construction and rehabilitation of the town football stadium used by football club

Sloven in Borkovac valley

Project 3.4.2.2 Development of project specification and technical design for the construction of school sports hall within the schoolyard complex of the elementary school Dusan Jerkovic and other sports facilities to be used by sports clubs from the municipality of Ruma

Project 3.4.2.3 Development of project specification and technical design for the construction of the indoor swimming pool in the schoolyard of the school Veljko Dugosevic which

will be used for regular school activities and mastering of swimming skills (swimming school)

Project 3.4.2.4 Development of project specification and technical design for the construction of Athletic stadium

Project 3.4.2.5 Development of project specification and technical design for the rehabilitation and purchase of equipment for the Sports Hall in Ruma

Project 3.4.2.6 Project outdoor gyms in the locations: big park (video surveillance available), Prvomajska street near kindergarten, Grammar school, running path in Borkovac

Project 3.4.2.7 Construction of the indoor swimming pool in the schoolyard of the school Veljko Dugosevic which will be used for regular school activities and mastering of

swimming skills (swimming school)

Project 3.4.2.8 Rehabilitationof outdoor sports facilities in locations Prvomajska, Rupace, Kosovska and Health Center

Project 3.4.2.9 Construction of the school sports hall within the schoolyard complex of the school Dusan Jerkovic and other sports facilities to be used by sports clubs from the municipality of Ruma

Project 3.4.2.10 Reconstruction, construction and rehabilitation of the town football stadium used by football club Sloven in Borkovac valley

Project 3.4.2.11 Rehabilitation of school sports halls and facilities in the territory of the municipality of Ruma

Project 3.4.2.12 Rehabilitation and purchase of equipment for the Sports Hall in Ruma

Project 3.4.2.13 Purchase of a mini-bus for the transport of sportists

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SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 3.5 IMPROVEMENT OF SECURITY SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA

PROGRAM 3.5.1 IMPROVEMENT OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA

Project 3.5.1.1 Establishment of a local Security council

Project 3.5.1.2 Adoption of the Strategy of security of the municipality of Ruma

Project 3.5.1.3 Establishment of regular inspection to control working hours in cafes and restaurants during weekends

Project 3.5.1.4. Installment of school video surveillance in the facilities of the Police Deaprtment

Project 3.5.1.5. Installment of video surveillance at critical traffic points around the town

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 3.6 YOUTH POLICY

PROGRAM 3.6.1 INCREASE OF EMPLOYMENT OF THE YOUNG IN RUMA

Project 3.6.1.1 Organization of job fairs on quarterly basis

Project 3.6.1.2 Improvement of municipal website in order to publish vacancy announcements to inform the young

Project 3.6.1.3 Introduction of grant vouchers for starting up business

Project 3.6.1.4 Organization of trainings for the young: career planning, active search of job, drafting CV and motivation letter, etc.

Project 3.6.1.5 Organization of foreign language learning trainings for the young

Project 3.6.1.6 Organization of business plan drafting trainings for the young

PROGRAM 3.6.2 CREATION OF CONDITIONS FOR THE IMPORVEMENT OF INFORMAL EDUCATION OF THE YOUNG

Project 3.6.2.1 Design of the interactive portal for the establishment of network among Office for young people, instituitions of culture, sport and education and tourist organization and civil sector

Project 3.6.2.2 Defining conditions and modes of utilization of facilities at Borkovac, property of the Museum, for organization of educational workshops and youth activism and other types of informal education

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PROGRAM 3.6.3 IMPROVEMENT OF FREE TIME ACTIVITIES OF YOUNG POPULATION

Project 3.6.3.1 Preparation of project specification and technical design for the rehabilitation of the Youth center (lowering the roof) to be used in winter period

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 3.7 IMPROVEMENT OF SUPPORT MECHANISM TO THE CIVIL SECTOR

PROGRAM 3.7.1 IMPROVEMENT IN ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF CIVIL SECTOR IN SOCIAL PROCESSES

Project 3.7.1.1. Establishment of NGO info service

Project 3.7.1.2. Creating database of associations present at the local level, classified and grouped by relevant activity

Project 3.7.1.3. Ensuring adequate facilities for the functioning of NGO info service

Project 3.7.1.4 Definition of the plan and program of functioning of NGO info service

Project 3.7.1.5. Definition of the communication plan between the Municipal Administration and representatives of the civil sector

Project 3.7.1.6. Creating database of volunteers on the territory of the municipality

Project 3.7.1.7. Redefinition of criteria for project funding in cooperation with the civil sector

Project 3.7.1.8. Definition of criteria for establishment of the committee for project fund allocation

Project 3.7.1.9. Promotion of the work of civil society organizations on the municipal website

Project 3.7.1.10. Establishment of the Council for cooperation with civil sector

PROGRAM 3.7.2. BUILDING CAPACITIES OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS

Project 3.7.2.1 Education of association representatives on strategic and operational planning in the sector of development of associations

Project 3.7.2.2. Training on volunteering work aimed at volunteers

Project 3.7.2.3. Training on drafting the project proposals aimed at members of the associations members

Project 3.7.2.4 Workshop on active fund raising for the members of associations

Project 3.7.2.5 Signing of the Memorandum on cooperation and joint activities of associations registered on the territory of the municipality of Ruma

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4: LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT

The municipality of Ruma is a territorial unit where citizens exercise their right to local self-government in accordance with the Constitution, Law and Statute of the municipality. The municipality of Rumais classified as the municipality of the second degree of development. It consisits of 16 settlements and 20 local units.

Administrative work of the municipality of Ruma is entrusted to municipal bodies within relevant competences regulated by law and the Statute. The bodies of the municipality are:

The Municipal Assembly

The Municipal Assembly represents the highest body of the Municipality which performs the fundamental functions of local government, regulated by the Constitution, law and the Statute. The present composition of the Municipal Assembly consists of 43 delegates. Delegates are elected for the period of 4 years as per proportional system.

The Mayor of the municipality

The Mayor of the municipality is elected by the Municipal Assembly by secret voting for the period of 4 years. The Mayor represents and advocate interests of the municipality, supervises the budget execution and performs other functions foreseen by Law.

The City Council

TheCity Council is elected by the Municipal Assembly upon the proposal of the Mayor of the municipality . The City Council of Ruma has 11 elected members. Beside the elected members according to the Law, the Deputy Mayor is also a member of the Council as per prerogative. It is responsible for proposing the budget of the municipality, to monitor functioning of the Municipal Administration, to act upon claims to the decisions passed by the Municipal Administrationand to submit opinions on issues of great significance to the Mayor of the municipality.

Municipal Administration

Municipal Administration is constituted as a unique body comprising organizational units according to the type of the administrative function.The City Council elects the Head of Administration for a period of 5 years by means of public announcement. Beside the local government administration, the Municipal Administration is responsible for administration at the republican level. Internal organization of the Municipal Administrtion is susceptable to changes, depending on the needs and results accomplished.

Organizational units of the Municipal Administrations are divided into departments:

1. Department for General Administration and Common Services

2. Department for Social Affaires

3. Department for Urban Planning, Communal and Housing Affaires

4. Department for Economy and Budget

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For the needs of construction of the communal infrastructure and provision of communal services, the Municipal Assembly founded public and public utilities companies according to the Law on Local Self- Government and Law on Public Utility Companies and companies of common interest. Also, the Municpality Assembly is responsible for foundation of cultural institutions, sports institutions and social welfare center, etc. Technical equipment of the municipal daministrationand public companies is considerable. The Administration is connected with the local unit and it is possible to obtain documents from the respective department very fast.

The Municipality of Ruma has its presentation on the website – www.ruma.rs.

Identified problems in this area are related to the inadequate professional and age structure of the employees in the Municipal Administration, lack of Citizens’ Service Center and center for issuing construction permits. The biggest problem is that the Municipal Administration is situated in three different locations. There is a need to improve capacities in that sense, to comply with EU standards.

On the other hand, in order to improve the functioning of the local self-government, it is necessary to improve capacities of the public and public utilitiy companies to contribute to the transformation process to comply with the market principles and to ensure the lacking funds for achieving the required standards, as well as to establish public-private partnerships to upgrade technical capacities and to learn how fo prepare and manage projects in accordance with EU standards.

It is of utmost importance to build capacities of the local self-government for good management of local property and to ensure conditions for increase of municipal revenues.

It should be stressed that regarding issues of transparency and efficiency in work, there is a problem of insufficient participation of citizens in the process of decision making, establishment of relations with the civil sector and regular information of citizens about the plans and activities of the local self-government. One of the problems is systematic management of human resources at the municipal administration, public companies, Public Utility Companies and institutions.

Regional cooperation is of particular significance to the local self-government, as well as the partnership in preparation and implementation of regional projects.

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SWOT ANALYSIS STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

1. Efficient local administration 1. Efficient local administration  Location, project specification and technical  Absence of Citizens' service Center design documentation for the construction  Citizens are not sufficiently included in the of new municipal adminstration building decision making process at the local level available  PC and PUC not ready for restructuring  16 local units have external network eith the  Lack of projects and initiative for public-private Municipal Administration partnerships insufficient knowledge about the  Well developed municipal website, forms process and templates available  Insufficient regional cooperation and small  System 48 available number of regional project  Procedure of local property registering  Lack of intranet network among buildings of initiated Municipal Administration  Good IT equipment available  Lack of Action plan for HR management in the  Registry in digital format municipal administration  Regular contact of MA with local PC and PUC  Physical division among buildings of MA to provide efficient and quality services to  Lack of continual cooperation with citizens' citizens associations  Regional Development Agency for Srem  Lack of funds for PUC financing District is avaialble  No network between PC and PUC  Municipality of Ruma hasn’t got big debts  Lack of Document Management System (DMC) and has capacities fo implement development 2. Human Resources  Municipal incentives for investments  Insufficient capacities of the staff to comply available with responsibilities coming from the EU  Social-economic Council is established integration  Insufficient capacities of PC and PUC staff to 2. Human Resources prepare and implement projects (EU and IPA  Adequate number of staff in local units funds)  Educated and professional staff available to improve functioning of city administration  Qualified staff in PUC

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

1. Efficient local administration 1. Efficient local administration  Public-private partnerships  Economical instability  Orientation towards reforms and  Small budget for the functioning of local self- decentralization on the part of the state government from the Republic to improve  Possibility of regional cooperation and capacities network establishment with other local self-  Insufficient funds for transferred competences governments in health, education, social protection, etc.  Cooperation with the civil sector in  Increased centralization of the Republic preparation and implementationof project  Insufficient budget funds due to overall proposals economical situation  2. Human Resources 2. Human Resources  Utilization of available funds for  High unemployment rate due to political administration reforms, improvement of IT parties decisions equipment, education of staff

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STRATEGIC SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

Specific objective 4.1 Efficient local administration

Specific objective 4.2 Human Resources

PROJECTS

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 4.1 EFFICIENT LOCAL ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM 4.1.1. INTRODUCTION OF E-ADMINISTRATION AND IT SYSTEM (SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE) Project 4.1.1.1 Establishment of a modern GIS system

Project 4.1.1.2 Purchase of software for MA, PC and PUC –public procurement, registry, construction permits, project management, etc.

Project 4.1.1.3 Introducing Document Management System (DMC)

Project 4.1.1.4 Purchase of IT equipment (hardware) for MA, PC and PUC

Project 4.1.1.5 Improvement of internet presentation of the administration and transparenca of work of all municipal departments and bodies Project 4.1.1.6 IT and network establishment among MA, PC, PUC, local units and institutions

Project 4.1.1.7 Update of database of local tax administration to achieve better flow of local revenues Project 4.1.1.8 Preparation and registering of municipal property and property of PC, PUC and institutions PROGRAM 4.1.2. IMPROVEMENT OF SERVICE QUALITY FOR CITIZENS AND LOCAL ECONOMY

Project 4.1.2.1 Adjustment of project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of new building of MA in Ruma to gather all departments in one place

Project 4.1.2.2 Construction of new building of MA in Ruma to gather all departments in one place

Project 4.1.2.3 Purchase of equipment and new technologies for PC and PUC to improve the quality of services

Project 4.1.2.4 Preparation of project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of Citizens’ Service Center

Project 4.1.2.5 Establishment of the Citizens’ Service Center

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Project 4.1.2.6 Preparation of project specification and technical design documentation for the construction of the Center for issuing construction permits

Project 4.1.2.7 Establishment of the Center for issuing construction permits

Project 4.1.2.8 Establishment of Business-Info Center

Project 4.1.2.9 Development of the municipal Communication Strategy with procedures of communication and information regulated

Project 4.1.2.10 Development and printing of the Guide to Municipal Administration

Project 4.1.2.11 Establishment of a modern communication and information system for citizes for the sake of resolving communal and other issues at the territory of the municipality through the improvement of the System 48

PROGRAM 4.1.3. CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE OFFICE FOR LOCAL ECONOMICAL DEVELOPMENT

Project 4.1.3.1 Defining of the operation plan and program for the Office staff

Project 4.1.3.2 Development of annual action plans for the Office functioning

Project 4.1.3.3 Organization of trainings on the drafting and implementation of projects for the staff

Project 4.1.3.4 Improvement of promotion of the municipality, industrial zones, brownfield, greenfield locations on the website of the MA

Project 4.1.3.5 Establishment of the database of SME and investors on the territory of the municipality

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE 4.2 HUMAN RESOURCES

PROGRAM 4.2.1. INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Project 4.2.1.1 Establishment of organizational unit for the management of human resources at the Municipal Administration

Project 4.2.1.2 Adoption of the Action plan for the management of human resources

Project 4.2.1.3 Establishment of the mechanism for monitoring and evaluation of the employees at MA

PROGRAM 4.2.2. DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Project 4.2.2.1 Organization of trainings for the employees at MA,PC,PUC and institutions to improve knowledge and skills in communication with the citizens

Project 4.2.2.2 Organization of trainings for the employees at MA,PC,PUC and institutions to draft and implement projects

Project 4.2.2.3 Establishment of database of accomplished and needed trainings for the employees at the MA

Project 4.2.2.4 Development of the program of volunteering for the employees at the MA

Project 4.2.2.5 Development of a special training program for hiring volunteers

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Republic of Serbia Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Municipality of Ruma MAYOR Number: 401-46 /2014-I Date: 16.09.2014. Ruma

On the basis of Article 56, paragraph 1, points 8 and 12 of the Statute of the Municipality of Ruma (“Official Gazette of the Municipality of Srem, No 06/2009 and 38/2012, I hereby pass

DECISION

On the establishment of the Project Team for the revision of the Strategy Plan of the Muncipality of Ruma 2010-2020

I

Project Team is established for the revision of the Strategy Plan of the Municipality of Ruma 2010-2020 in the following composition:

1. Dragan Panic - Project Coordinator /Mayor of the Municipality 2. Dusan Ljubisic - Project Manager 3. Kristina Kolunija – Public procurement Associate 4. Dusan Barac – Finance Associate 5. Bojan Rusmir - IT Associate 6. Branislav Vidakovic – PR of the Project 7. Jovica Damnjanovic – Consulting Agency DCG 8. Jasmina Dimitrijevic - Consulting Agency DCG II

Project Team assignments are: Project Coordinator /Mayor of the Municipality facilitates the functioning of the council, in direct contact with all delegated stakeholders, provides necessary material and other information, if needed assists Project Manager in the implementation of project activities; Project Manager is responsible for implementation of the project according to the defined project activities, allocated resources and project dynamics; Public procurement Associate conducts public procurement procedures for the needs of the project; Finance Associate is responsible for financial transactions for the implementation of project activities; IT Associate is a logistic support during meetings and to respective professional bodies included in the project; PR of the Project is responsible for promotion of the Project Team activities, status of project progress in media and providing information to concerned parties; External consultants/agencies are repsonsible for expert analysis, translations and other assignments;

III

Members of the Project Team are appointed for the period of six (6) months.

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IV

Decision shall be submitted to the President of Municipal Assembly and to the members of the Project Team.

V

This Decision comes into effect on the date of its publishing and will be announced on the information board of the Municipal Administration of the municipality of Ruma.

Number: 401-46 /2014-I Date: 16.09.2014. R u m a MAYOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA Dragan Panic

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Republic of Serbia Autonomous Province of Vojvodina Municipality of Ruma MAYOR Number: 011-125/2014-I Date: 23.09.2014 R u m a

On the basis of Article 56, paragraph 1, points 8 and 12 of the Statute of the Muncipality of Ruma (“Official Gazette of the Municipality of Srem, No 06/2009 and 38/2012, I hereby pass

DECISION

On the establishment of Working Groups for the revision of the Strategy Plan of the Muncipality of Ruma 2010-2020

I

Working Groups for the revision of the Strategy Plan of the Muncipality of Ruma 2010-2020 are established in the following composition:

Working Group for the development of economy:

1. Radic Jovana - Luxury Tanenery doo Ruma; 2. Radenkovic Damjan – Association of citizens for the revival of Ruma; 3. Kuburic Jova - Association of citizens for the revival of Ruma; 4. Mitrovic Zoran – Association of Scouts of Ruma; 5. Borovic Nenad - Democratic Party; 6. Jankovic Petar - Rumaplast A.D. Ruma; 7. Bjelos Jelena - Association "PUZ"; 8. Vujasinovic Mirjana – Tourist organization of the municipality of Ruma; 9. Babic Vladimir - Association of citizens "GIR"; 10. Sretenovic Jovan - Association of citizens for the revival of Ruma; 11. Trkulja Ugljesa – Association of farmers of the municipality of Ruma; 12. Kljestanovic Sanda - Association Vitas; 13. Drvenica Đuro – Association of enterpreneurs; 14. Kneževic Dusan - Association of enterpreneurs; 15. Banjac Aleksandar - Association of enterpreneurs; 16. Negovanovic Bosko - Tourist organization of the municipality of Ruma; 17. Andric Nenad - Andric Company doo Ruma; 18. Mihajlovic-Bosnjakovic Svetlana – National Employment Bureau; 19. Pupovac Milan – High Agricultural school "Stevan Petrovic - Brile" Ruma; 20. Tomic Nikola – Company "Menina"; 21. Somr Ivo – Company "Mitas"; 22. Juric Stevo - Association of citizens for the revival of Ruma; 23. Simic Eleonora - Hotel "Park"; 24. Barac Dusan – Head of the Department of Economy and Budget; 25. Krnic Dragana - Luxury Tanenery doo Ruma;

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26. Kolondžija Marijana - Department of Economy and Budget of the municipality of Ruma; 27. Paunovic Radoslava - Department of Economy and Budget of the municipality of Ruma; 28. Mijajlovic Tanja – Regional Development Agency SREM; 29. Stupar Sanja - Regional Development Agency SREM; 30. Gorana Manojlovic - Regional Development Agency SREM; 31. Dalibor Jankovic – Youth Council Ruma; 32. Begovic Slavica – Association of women from the local unit of Dobrinci; 33. Vidakovic Branislav – Local economical development of the municipality of Ruma.

Working Group for the protection of environment:

1. Panic Dragan – Municipality of Ruma; 2. Veselinovic Milena - JUP "Plan" Ruma; 3. Marđeloski Slavoljub - PUC "Vodovod" Ruma; 4. Vranjes Ratko - Tehnoterm doo Novi Sad; 5. Krnic Dragana - Luxury Tannery doo Ruma; 6. Bjelos Jelena - Association "PUZ"; 7. Grbic Nada - Department for Urban Planning and Communal-Housing Affaires of the municipality of Ruma; 8. Jovicic Branko - PUC "Komunalac" Ruma; 9. Kojic Brana - Association of citizens for the revival of Ruma; 10. Stamenovic Vladislava – PC Municipal Development Agency of the municipality of Ruma; 11. Slađana Batanjski - PC Municipal Development Agency of the municipality of Ruma; 12. Marija Cuic - Tourist organization of the municipality of Ruma; 13. Nikolic Srđan - PC "Stambeno" Ruma; 14. Mihajlovic Žika - PC "Stambeno" Ruma; 15. Maravic Rada - PC "Gas - Ruma"; 16. Milinovic Dragan - PC "Gas - Ruma"; 17. Vasilic Milan – Association of Scouts Ruma; 18. Vidakovic Branislav - Local economicl development of the municipality of Ruma; 19. Negovanovic Zoran - Company Alfasoft; 20. Begovic Slavica - Association of women from the local unit of Dobrinci; 21. Kostic Nebojsa - PC Municipal Development Agency of the municipality of Ruma; 22. Trkulja Sinisa - Department for Urban Planning and Communal-Housing Affaires of the municipality of Ruma; 23. Paunovic Radoslava - Department of Economy and Budget of the municipality of Ruma; 24. Kolondžija Marijana - Department of Economy and Budget of the municipality of Ruma; 25. Radakovic Zoran - Regional Development Agency SREM; 26. Pavlovic Milka - JUP "Plan" Ruma; 27. Filipovic Dragan - JUP "Plan" Ruma.

Working Group for the development of social activities:

1. Markovic Stojan – City Council of the municipality of Ruma; 2. Kokanov Ljubica - Department for Social Affaires of the municipality of Ruma; 3. Nebojsa Tesic- Association of Scouts; 4. Markovic Stana – United Pensioners Party of Serbia;

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5. Sadrija Igor – High Technical school "Milenko Brzak - Uca"; 6. Sretenovic Jovan - Association of citizens for the revival of Ruma; 7. Bjelos Jelena – Association "PUZ"; 8. Mirkovic Đorđe – Elementary school "Nebojsa Jerkovic" Budjanovci ; 9. Babic Petar – Municipal association of pensioners of the municipality of Ruma; 10. Loncar Smilja - Municipal association of pensioners of the municipality of Ruma; 11. Stamenic Bosa - Municipal association of pensioners of the municipality of Ruma; 12. Zagorac Luka - Municipal association of pensioners of the municipality of Ruma; 13. Tatjana Maricic – Health Centar of Ruma; 14. Milica Orosnjak – Health Center of Ruma; 15. Tadic Dimitrije – Association of Roma of Ruma; 16. Mikavica Natasa - Association of Roma of Ruma; 17. Begovic Slavica - Association of women from the local unit of Dobrinci; 18. Drobac Zoran – Board of directors of high and elementary schools in the municipality of Ruma; 19. Jovicic Branko – City theater of Ruma ; 20. Svonja Mira - Association of citizens for the revival of Ruma; 21. Cakic Dragan - Vorki Team Ruma; 22. Babic Vladimir – High Agricultural school "Stevan Petrovic - Brile" Ruma; 23. Sibincic Angelina – Social Welfare Center; 24. Jovanovic Milos – Office for young people of the municipality of Ruma; 25. Rusmir Bojan - Local economicl development; 26. Vasev Krum – Deputy Municipal Assembly President for social affaires; 27. Vranes Tanja – Sports Union of Ruma; 28. Božic Branislav – Sports Hall of Ruma; 29. Kresojevic Maja - Social Welfare Center; 30. Kulpinac Milos - Sports Hall of Ruma; 31. Snežana Stojic – Elementary school "Dositej Obradovic" Putinci; 32. Dalibor Jankovic – Youth Council of Ruma; 33. Drobac Mirko – Police Department of Ruma.

Working Group for the improvement of local self-government:

1. Sretenovic Jovan - Association of citizens for the revival of Ruma; 2. Borovic Nenad - Democratic Party ; 3. Ljubisic Dusan - Head of the Municipal Administration of the municipality of Ruma ; 4. Drobac Tanja – Head of the Department for General Administration and Common Services of the municipality of Ruma; 5. Barac Dusan - Head of Department of Economy and Budget of the municipality of Ruma; 6. Lukic Nikola – Head of Department for Urban Planning and Communal-Housing Affaires; 7. Damjancuk Svetislav – Head of Department for Social Affaires of the municipality of Ruma; 8. Mitrovic Zoran - Association of Scouts of Ruma; 9. Klickovic Darko - Department for Social Affaires of the municipality of Ruma; 10. Paunovic Radoslava - Department of Economy and Budget of the municipality of Ruma; 11. Bjelos Jelena - Association "PUZ" Putinci; 12. Stamenovic Vladislava - PC Municipal Development Agency of the municipality of Ruma; 13. Nikolic Srđan - PC "Stambeno" Ruma; 14. Pavlovic Milka - JUP "Plan" Ruma;

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15. Jovicic Branko - PC "Komunalac" Ruma; 16. Maravic Rada - PC "Gas - Ruma"; 17. Mirko Stojcic - PC "Vodovod" Ruma; 18. Kristina Kolunija – Public procurement of the municipality of Ruma.

II

Working Groups assignments are: analysis report on the implementation of the valid Strategy Plan of the Muncipality of Ruma for the period 2010 -2014, definition of new key guidelines of development, analysis report on internal and external factors that influence the development of the municipality of Ruma, definition of measures and programs of future development, preparation of detailed projects and action plan for the implementation of the afore mentioned.

III

Members of the Working Groups are appointed for the period of six (6) months.

IV

Decision shall be submitted to the President of Municipal Assembly and to the members of the Working Groups.

V

This Decision comes into effect on the date of its publishing and will be announced on the information board of the Municipal Administration of the municipality of Ruma.

Number: 011-125/2014-I

Date: 23.09.2014.

R u m a

MAYOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF RUMA

Dragan Panic

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Pursuant to Article 15, paragraph 1, items 1 and 10 and Article 37 paragraph 1 item 5 of the Statute of the Municipality of Ruma (the Official Gazette of the Municipality of Srem, No. 06/2009 and 38/2012, 28/2012) the Municipal Council of the municipality of Ruma passed the following

DECISION

I The revision of the Strategic Plan of the Sustainable Development of the Municipality of Ruma for 2010- 20120 is adopted.

II The revision of the Strategic Plan of the Sustainable Development of the Municipality of Ruma for 2010- 20120 is an integral part of this Decision.

III This Decision shall be published in “the Official Gazette of the Municipality of Srem”.

THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF RUMA

No.: 06-185-33/2014-III PRESIDENT OF THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL In Ruma, 20th December, 2014 Dr Aleksandar Martinović

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